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Operation Jedburgh - D-Day and America's First Shadow War (Paperback)
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Operation Jedburgh - D-Day and America's First Shadow War (Paperback)
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A thrilling account of one of the most important covert operations
of World War II
In 1943, less than a year before D-Day, nearly three hundred
American, British, and French soldiersashadow warriorsaparachuted
deep behind enemy lines in France as part of the covert Operation
Jedburgh. Working with the beleaguered French Resistance, the
aJedsa launched a stunningly effective guerrilla campaign against
the Germans in preparation for the Normandy invasion. Colin Beavan,
whose grandfather helped direct Operation Jedburgh for the Office
of Strategic Services, draws on scores of interviews with the
surviving Jeds and their families to tell the thrilling story of
the rowdy daredevils who carried out Americaas first specialforces
missionsa forever changing the way Americans wage war.
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