The Brenner assignment : the untold story of the most daring spy mission of World War II / Patrick K. O'Donnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Donnell, Patrick K., 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Commando operations--Italy.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Italy.

Brenner Pass (Austria and Italy)--History, Military--20th century.

Brenner Pass (Austria and Italy).

United States. Office of Strategic Services--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Cambridge, MA] : Da Capo, c2008.

Summary:

Like a scene from Where Eagles Dare, a small team of American spies parachutes into Italy behind enemy lines. Their orders: link up with local partisans and sabotage the well-guarded Brenner Pass?the Nazis' crucial supply route through the Alps?thereby bringing the German war effort in Italy to a grinding halt.

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Prologue: May 1945, Andrich, Italy; 1 Letter to Destiny; 2 "Looking for Trouble"; 3 Odyssey; 4 Desperados; 5 The Plan; 6 Boondoggle; 7 The Jump; 8 "No"; 9 Bridges and Molotovs; 10 Bored in Siena; 11 The "Evil Genius"; 12 The Mountaineer; 13 The Countess; 14 Green Light; 15 Mission Impossible; 16 Weaving the Web; 17 La Montanara; 18 A Lover's Christmas; 19 Tacoma; 20 Messages in Bottles; 21 Journey to Cortina; 22 Against All Odds; 23 Disappointment; 24 Caught in the Web; 25 Lover's Lament; 26 Rescue; 27 The Hangman's Noose; 28 A Cry for Help; 29 Pitched Battles

30 Manhunt31 Hiding; 32 Captured; 33 On the Run; 34 Camp; 35 Regrouping; 36 Blow the Bridge; 37 The Trial; 38 Ticket to Ride; 39 Ambush; 40 Schiffer's Run; 41 Freedom; 42 Chappell's War; 43 Trapped; 44 Vendetta; 45 War Crimes Case #36; 46 On the Lam; 47 Home; 48 Atonement; 49 Full Circle; 50 Sunrise; Cast of Characters; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612450020

9781282450028

1282450026

9780786726516

0786726512

OCLC:

609855149