Eisenhower's guerrillas : the Jedburghs, the Maquis, and the liberation of France / / Benjamin F. Jones

• Autore: Jones Benjamin F. <1966->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (417 p.)
• Disciplina: 950.54214
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Secret service - France; World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France; World War, 1939-1945 - Underground movements - France; Guerrillas - France - History - 20th century; Special forces (Military science) - France - History - 20th century; Special operations (Military science) - France - History - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Eisenhower's Guerrillas: The Jedburghs, the Maquis, and the Liberation of France; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; GLOSSARY; PROLOGUE: Eisenhower's Dilemma; 1: Guerrilla Warfare and the Design of the Jedburghs; 2: Enter the Americans; 3: Recreating France and the Rise of the Résistance; UNIFYING THE INTERIOR GROUPS AND LINKING THEM WITH THE FREE FRENCH; 4: North African Rehearsal; OVERLORD AND ALLIED PLANNING TO USE THE RESISTANCE; ALLIED SPECIAL FORCE PLANNING WITH THE FORCES FRANÇAISES DE L'INTÉRIEUR; MILTON HALL AND THE JEDBURGH PREPARATIONS ; AIR SPECIAL OPERATIONS PICKS UP THE PACE5: The Politics Running into D-Day; 6: The Struggle for Control; TEAM HUGH; ORGANIZING THE RÉSISTANCE IN THE MORVAN; TEAMS IAN AND ANDY; SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE ; DE FACTO RECOGNITION; CONCLUSION; 7: The Free French Battle for Brittany and Eisenhower Battles for the Free French; TEAM GILES DEPLOYS; GENERAL KOENIG TAKES OVER GUERRILLA WARFARE IN FRANCE; TEAM GEORGE EVADES AND ATTEMPTS TO REORGANIZE THE LOIRE-INFERIEURE; BRITTANY CONCLUSION; 8: Setting the Trap; SETTING THE TRAP: CONVENTIONAL FORCES AND COORDINATING WITH THE MAQUIS; THE LIBÉRATION IN R5 ; 9: The Fog of War in Eastern FranceCAPTURING PARIS AND SUPPORTING THE 12TH ARMY GROUP; THE FINAL PUSH-THE JEDBURGHS RUSH IN; GERMAN COUNTERINSURGENCY AND THE TRAGEDY OF TEAM JACOB; CONCLUSION; CONCLUSION: Eisenhower's Guerrillas in History and Memory; APPENDIX 1: French Resistance Leaders; APPENDIX 2: Jedburgh Teams; NOTES; Prologue: Eisenhower's Dilemma; Chapter 1: Guerrilla Warfare and the Design of the Jedburghs; Chapter 2: Enter the Americans; Chapter 3: Recreating France and the Rise of the Résistance; Chapter 4: North African Rehearsal; Chapter 5: The Politics Running into D-Day ; Chapter 6: The Struggle for ControlChapter 7: The Free French Battle for Brittany and Eisenhower Battles for the Free French; Chapter 8: Setting the Trap; Chapter 9: The Fog of War in Eastern France; Conclusion: Eisenhower's Guerrillas in History and Memory; BIBLIOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SOURCES; Archival; United States; United Kingdom; France; Germany; Private Collections; Interviews with Author; Correspondence; Unpublished Works; Published Works; Unpublished Memoirs; Microfilm; SECONDARY; Scholarly Journals; Published Books; Newspapers and Magazines; Unpublished Works; INDEX
• Titolo autorizzato: Eisenhower's guerrillas
• ISBN: 0-19-935183-X; 0-19-994209-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460800303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II