Daring Missions Of World War II Author:William B. Breuer Few World War II stories are more gripping than those fought behind enemy lines by spies, underground members, and special forces. — In his latest collection, Daring Missions of World War II, popular author and distinguished historian William Breuer brings to light largely unknown stories of behind-the-scenes bravery and covert activities that he... more »lped the Allies with critical victories both on the ground and in the air. Here are more than seventy tales of espionage, sabotage, and derring-do, uncluding thrilling accounts of 'impossible' rescues, ingenious secret networks and high-stakes U.S. Ranger missions within enemy territory.
Vivid, fast-aced, and dframatic it introduces you to the heroes and heroines who risked their lives for victory--and sometimes notoriety. Among those you'll discover are:
Lieutenant Colonel Montague R. CHidson, who single-handedly saved Amsteram's diamond cache from the Nazis.
General Henri Honore Giraud, who escaped twice from the Germans --the second time from an "escape-proof' prison. Mathilde Carre, aka "La Chatte (the cat.{ the only female triple agent of the war. The Netherlands' Queen WIlhelmina and her daring rescue from Hitler. The Kachins, a small mountain tribe in Upper Burma, who helped the United States, Britain, and China dislodge a Japanese stronghold. A young Ho Chi Minh, who was saved by American medics.« less