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- catalog abstract ""In his latest collection, Daring Missions of World War II, author and historian William Breuer brings to light largely unknown stories of behind-the-scenes bravery and covert activities that helped the Allies win critical victories both on the ground and in the air. Here are more than seventy tales of espionage, sabotage, and derring-do, including thrilling accounts of "impossible" rescues, ingenious secret networks, and high-stakes U.S. Ranger missions within enemy territory."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12141963.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""In his latest collection, Daring Missions of World War II, author and historian William Breuer brings to light largely unknown stories of behind-the-scenes bravery and covert activities that helped the Allies win critical victories both on the ground and in the air. Here are more than seventy tales of espionage, sabotage, and derring-do, including thrilling accounts of "impossible" rescues, ingenious secret networks, and high-stakes U.S. Ranger missions within enemy territory."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Darkness Falls over Europe -- Post Office Shoot-Out Launches a War -- Wiping Out Hitler's Spy Network -- The Gestapo Cracks an Espionage Ring -- Masquerading Germans Pace the Invasion -- A Streetcar Spearheads an Attack -- Hitler Order: Kidnap Queen Wilhelmina -- A Legal Diamond Thief -- Rommel Personally Captures a Unit -- A General's "Impossible" Escape -- "The Cat" Was a Triple Agent -- Prowling behind German-Held Coast -- Cat-and-Mouse Game -- A Personal Telegram for the Fuhrer -- Who Was the Mysterious Max? -- Underwater War at Gibraltar -- Polish Spies Invade Germany -- A Leg is Parachuted to a British Ace -- Sudden Death for the "Blond Beast" -- Parachuting in a Boat -- Freedom's Time of Crisis -- A Ruse to Spy on Cherbourg -- "Hunting" Germans in Canoes -- Jewish Raiders in Disguise -- A Conspiracy to Capture Cairo -- Intruders at a Secret Airport -- A Special Medal for Burma Tribesmen -- American Medics Save Ho Chi Minh -- A Hoax at Soviet Oil Fields -- A Woman Heads an Escape Apparatus -- The Ranger Wore Bedroom Slippers -- The Countess and the Commandos -- "Blow Up Rommel's Railroad!" -- Reconnoitering Hostile Beaches -- A Master of Disguises -- Deceiving an Italian General -- The Canal Saboteurs -- Strange Places for Secret Radios -- Saved from a Firing Squad -- Hitler's Empire under Siege -- Old Popski Invades a German Headquarters -- The GI with the Too-Short Pants -- The New York Subway Connection -- Nose-Thumbing at the Germans -- The Chef Had Bombs on His Menu -- Spying from a Church Steeple.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 237 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Daring missions of World War II.".
- catalog identifier "0471404195 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Daring missions of World War II.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : J. Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Daring missions of World War II.".
- catalog subject "940.53 21".
- catalog subject "D743 .B67 2001".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Commando operations.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Deception.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Military intelligence.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Miscellanea.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Secret service.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Darkness Falls over Europe -- Post Office Shoot-Out Launches a War -- Wiping Out Hitler's Spy Network -- The Gestapo Cracks an Espionage Ring -- Masquerading Germans Pace the Invasion -- A Streetcar Spearheads an Attack -- Hitler Order: Kidnap Queen Wilhelmina -- A Legal Diamond Thief -- Rommel Personally Captures a Unit -- A General's "Impossible" Escape -- "The Cat" Was a Triple Agent -- Prowling behind German-Held Coast -- Cat-and-Mouse Game -- A Personal Telegram for the Fuhrer -- Who Was the Mysterious Max? -- Underwater War at Gibraltar -- Polish Spies Invade Germany -- A Leg is Parachuted to a British Ace -- Sudden Death for the "Blond Beast" -- Parachuting in a Boat -- Freedom's Time of Crisis -- A Ruse to Spy on Cherbourg -- "Hunting" Germans in Canoes -- Jewish Raiders in Disguise -- A Conspiracy to Capture Cairo -- Intruders at a Secret Airport -- A Special Medal for Burma Tribesmen -- American Medics Save Ho Chi Minh -- A Hoax at Soviet Oil Fields -- A Woman Heads an Escape Apparatus -- The Ranger Wore Bedroom Slippers -- The Countess and the Commandos -- "Blow Up Rommel's Railroad!" -- Reconnoitering Hostile Beaches -- A Master of Disguises -- Deceiving an Italian General -- The Canal Saboteurs -- Strange Places for Secret Radios -- Saved from a Firing Squad -- Hitler's Empire under Siege -- Old Popski Invades a German Headquarters -- The GI with the Too-Short Pants -- The New York Subway Connection -- Nose-Thumbing at the Germans -- The Chef Had Bombs on His Menu -- Spying from a Church Steeple.".
- catalog title "Daring missions of World War II / William B. Breuer.".
- catalog type "Miscellanea. fast".
- catalog type "text".