Secret War - Greece-Middle East, 1940-1945: The Events Surrounding the Story of Service 5-16-5

A True Story of Heroism in Nazi-Occupied Greece [Some of] the most dramatic use of secret intelligence in the Western Theater resulted from covert operations against the Nazis in the cities of occupied Europe, which were implemented, to a great extent, by young men and women. For the most part, their stories remained shrouded in secrecy. Readers were carried away reading the brave feats of the partisans in the mountains, deserts, and jungles, while the strategic role of the spies and saboteurs in the cities remained almost anonymous. Rigas Rigopoulos offers a rare insight into the world of espionage and sabotage and the daily terror that characterized covert operations in Athens and Piraeus. Rigopoulos was one of many young Greeks appalled by the Axis occupation, but one of the few who was prepared to undertake the hazardous role of spy and saboteur."

Summary

A True Story of Heroism in Nazi-Occupied Greece [Some of] the most dramatic use of secret intelligence in the Western Theater resulted from covert operations against the Nazis in the cities of occupied Europe, which were implemented, to a great extent, by young men and women. For the most part, their stories remained shrouded in secrecy. Readers were carried away reading the brave feats of the partisans in the mountains, deserts, and jungles, while the strategic role of the spies and saboteurs in the cities remained almost anonymous. Rigas Rigopoulos offers a rare insight into the world of espionage and sabotage and the daily terror that characterized covert operations in Athens and Piraeus. Rigopoulos was one of many young Greeks appalled by the Axis occupation, but one of the few who was prepared to undertake the hazardous role of spy and saboteur.

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Product details

• Authors: Rigas Rigopoulos
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2003
• EAN: 9781681623542
• ISBN: 978-1-68162-354-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 372 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Military / Veterans, Second World War, Western Europe, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Military veterans, Western Continental Europe, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater