04529nam 2200817 a 450 991078051540332120230912143640.01-283-13104-897866131310410-7748-5096-510.59962/9780774850964(CKB)2430000000000517(OCoLC)144086035(CaPaEBR)ebrary10139103(SSID)ssj0000381835(PQKBManifestationID)11253210(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000381835(PQKBWorkID)10383034(PQKB)10278821(CaPaEBR)404114(CaBNvSL)jme00326391 (Au-PeEL)EBL3412330(CaPaEBR)ebr10146894(CaONFJC)MIL313104(OCoLC)923444013(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/9sxxx2(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404114(MiAaPQ)EBC3412330(MiAaPQ)EBC3246040(DE-B1597)661792(DE-B1597)9780774850964(EXLCZ)99243000000000051720040811e20041981 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCanadians behind enemy lines, 1939-1945[electronic resource] /Roy MacLaren ; with a new prefaceVancouver UBC Pressc20041 online resource (367 p.) Originally published: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 1981.0-7748-1100-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-320) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface to the 2004 Edition -- Preface to the 1981 Edition -- Two Clandestine Organizations -- The Beginnings -- Recruitment of Canadians -- Special Operations Executive -- The First Canadian Agents into France -- Victims -- Playing the Radio Game -- The Executions -- Survivors -- The Triumph of the Aged and Redundant -- D-Day -- Assignments from Algiers -- Yugoslavia -- The Balkans and Italy -- Asia -- Sarawak -- Burma -- Malaya -- M.I.9 -- Escape and Evasion -- Dieppe and Beyond -- The Cross-Channel Ferry -- The Mediterranean and Asia -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Frogmen in Burma -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexDuring the Second World War, Canadians found themselves behind enemy lines in Europe and Asia. Not all were ill-fated airmen, shot down in the fury of battle. Some were there by design, as volunteers who risked their lives in extremely hazardous assignments. Almost one hundred Canadians served the Allied forces by passing as locals in occupied countries. At the behest of two British secret services, these men made language and custom their costumes and wove themselves into the social fabric of France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Burma, Malaya, and Sarawak. They risked their lives assisting resistance groups in sabotage and ambush missions or in smuggling Allied airmen out of occupied territories. Quiet heroes of the war, these bold Canadians helped to make the brutal and unrelenting warfare of the underground a potent weapon in the Allied arsenal. Out of print for more than two decades, this bestselling book recognizes the unique contribution of these individuals to the underground war effort. It is also a study of unstinting personal courage in the face of overwhelming odds.World War, 1939-1945Secret serviceGreat BritainWorld War, 1939-1945CanadaWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, CanadianSpiesCanadaBiographyGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Service secretGrande-BretagneGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Service secretCanadaGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Récits personnels canadiensEspionsCanadaBiographiesWorld War, 1939-1945Secret serviceWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945SpiesGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Service secretGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Service secretGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Espions940.54/8641MacLaren Roy1503006MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780515403321Canadians behind enemy lines, 1939-19453760162UNINA