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MI9 : a history of the secret service for escape and evasion in World War Two / Helen Fry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fry, Helen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. MI9--History.
- Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (365 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- A thrilling history of MI9—the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines When Allied fighters were trapped behind enemy lines, one branch of military intelligence helped them escape: MI9. The organization set up clandestine routes that zig-zagged across Nazi-occupied Europe, enabling soldiers and airmen to make their way home. Secret agents and resistance fighters risked their lives and those of their families to hide the men. Drawing on declassified files and eye-witness testimonies from across Europe and the United States, Helen Fry provides a significant reassessment of MI9’s wartime role. Central to its success were figures such as Airey Neave, Jimmy Langley, Sam Derry, and Mary Lindell—one of only a few women parachuted into enemy territory for MI9. This astonishing account combines escape and evasion tales with the previously untold stories behind the establishment of MI9—and reveals how the organization saved thousands of lives.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- A WARNING FROM THE PAST
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Author’s Note
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- PROLOGUE. Red Carnation
- 1 The Creation of MI9
- 2 Europe under Occupation
- 3 Gateway to Freedom
- 4 The Pat Line
- 5 The Comet Line
- 6 Escape Lines under Attack
- 7 Great Escapes
- 8 Intelligence School 9 (IS9)
- 9 Sea Evacuations
- 10 Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) Escape Lines
- 11 Italy
- 12 Under the Wings of the Vatican
- 13 Operation Marathon and D-Day
- 14 IS9(WEA) Western Europe
- 15 A Matter of Humanity
- 16 The Far East and Other Theatres of War
- EPILOGUE The Legacy
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-25592-6
- OCLC:
- 1193575954
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