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- catalog abstract ""By the early summer of 1942, with the United States of America firmly engaged in the war in the European theatre, planning for the invasion of France was already well under way. The three major allies had begun to place agents in occupied territory, to foster would-be resistants and in particular to train and arm them to undertake the essential work of disrupting enemy lines of communication from within? Plans were drawn to create a force to assist the Resistance groups directly, by parachuting specially-selected soldiers into France to advise -- in reality, to work and fight alongside? them? Roger Ford? [relies] on official contemporary reports fleshed out by personal accounts, and turn[s] a critical eye on events as they unfolded. In the process he has created the first ever history of this pioneering multi-national force"--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Jedburgh Raiders, France 1944".
- catalog contributor b13295876.
- catalog coverage "France History German occupation, 1940-1945.".
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""By the early summer of 1942, with the United States of America firmly engaged in the war in the European theatre, planning for the invasion of France was already well under way. The three major allies had begun to place agents in occupied territory, to foster would-be resistants and in particular to train and arm them to undertake the essential work of disrupting enemy lines of communication from within? Plans were drawn to create a force to assist the Resistance groups directly, by parachuting specially-selected soldiers into France to advise -- in reality, to work and fight alongside? them? Roger Ford? [relies] on official contemporary reports fleshed out by personal accounts, and turn[s] a critical eye on events as they unfolded. In the process he has created the first ever history of this pioneering multi-national force"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. The origins of the Jedburgh programme -- pt. 2. Western France -- pt. 3. Brittany -- pt. 4. The south west -- pt. 5. The Rh?ne valley -- pt. 6. The south east -- pt. 7. The Seine basin -- pt. 8. The Sa?ne valley and the Franche-comt? -- pt. 9. Alsace-Lorraine.".
- catalog extent "292 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0297846809".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson,".
- catalog spatial "Europe.".
- catalog spatial "France History German occupation, 1940-1945.".
- catalog spatial "France.".
- catalog subject "D802.F8 F624 2004".
- catalog subject "Jedburgh (Program)".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Commando operations Europe.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. The origins of the Jedburgh programme -- pt. 2. Western France -- pt. 3. Brittany -- pt. 4. The south west -- pt. 5. The Rh?ne valley -- pt. 6. The south east -- pt. 7. The Seine basin -- pt. 8. The Sa?ne valley and the Franche-comt? -- pt. 9. Alsace-Lorraine.".
- catalog title "Jedburgh Raiders, France 1944".
- catalog title "Steel from the sky : the Jedburgh Raiders, France 1944 / Roger Ford.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".