THE HIDDEN ARMY : MI9'S SECRET FORCE AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF D-DAY
Richards, Matt & Langthorne, Mark. (Arthur, Max. Foreword. )
Language: English
Published by John Blake Publishing, 2018
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Seller: Paul Meekins Military & History Books, Stratford upon Avon, United KingdomPaul Meekins Military & History Books
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Hardback; very good in very good dustjacket.; The Hidden Army of Freteval - told through interviews with evaders, members of the Resistance and the children charged with smuggling food into the forest. The story of one of the most audacious operations in World War Two. 152 allied aircrew evaders lived in organised camps in the forest between May and September 1944, in the heart of occupied France. IIllustrated.; 278 pages.
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- Title
- THE HIDDEN ARMY : MI9'S SECRET FORCE AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF D-DAY
- Author
- Richards, Matt & Langthorne, Mark. (Arthur, Max. Foreword. )
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1786069024
- ISBN 13
- 9781786069023
With numerous downed RAF and Allied pilots on the run in Europe and with the fabled Comete Escape Line having been infiltrated by double agents, Neave's plan was to hide these men right under the very noses of the Nazis rather than risk repatriation. Choosing a forest in the heart of France, right next to one of the German Army's largest ammunition bases, Neave, Belgian agents and the French Resistance would secretly transport and hide Allied pilots and soldiers within feet of the enemy.
Nobody thought it would work, but such was the success of the secret camp that a whole community of over one hundred and fifty Allied escapers lived within the forest for three months in the run-up to D-Day.
Despite numerous close shaves, they were never discovered and this outrageous plan, brilliant in its simplicity, saw the Allied evaders make their home in the forest, cooking and hunting to survive - and even setting up a golf course in the forest using branches for clubs - without discovery.
This operation remained absolutely secret, to the point that the inhabitants of the villages surrounding the forest were unaware, until the end, of the existence of that allied force so close to them.
Told through interviews with evaders, members of the Resistance and the children charged with smuggling food into the forest, this book tells the compelling story of one of the most audacious operations in World War Two. A story that has, until today, remained as secret as the Hidden Army of Freteval.
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About the Author
documentaries about D-Day, the Dambusters, Colditz and the Blitz as well as a feature film about the Spanish Civil War. In 2012 he was awarded The Spirit of Tiger Award in the USA for 'Outstanding Documentary Coverage of WWII'. His books include an exploration into the death of Michael Jackson and the biography of Freddie Mercury.
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