South West Secret Agents - True Stories of the West Country at War

This amazing book collects together true tales of South West spies in World War II from across the West Country and the South West. From the Plymouth rescue operations as the exodus from France began, to the secret guerrilla army in Plymstock, the first German spies, the amazing story of Jasper Lawn of N51, and the Helford Flotilla (told here for the first time in print), and the true story of the "Comet Line," which established the first route back to the West Country for escaping POWs, agents, and crashed airmen, this book will amaze and delight in equal measure. With Cornish airmen fighting their way across France to get to the West Country, delivery men serving the French resistance, D-Day stories, and the strange true story of the Spanish Chicken Farmer and Agent Garbo, get it while you can!

About the author

Laura Quigley is a historian and full-time writer. She works closely with Hidden Heritage, a new organization in the West Country establishing a new Living History Museum near Plymouth. She is the author of Bloody British History: Plymouth and The Devil Comes to Dartmoor.

Summary

True tales of Second World War spies from across the West Country have been collected together for the very first time in this fascinating book.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Quigley
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9780750959186
• ISBN: 978-0-7509-5918-6
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 204 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 220 g
• Illustrations: 60 Illustrations, color
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories