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Airborne Espionage

- International Special Duties Operations in the World Wars
Af: David Oliver Engelsk Paperback

Airborne Espionage

- International Special Duties Operations in the World Wars
Af: David Oliver Engelsk Paperback
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Operating in all weathers, invariably at night, often at low level and usually without fighter escort, Allied ‘Special Duties’ (SD) squadrons and units played a vital role in the Second World War. By their very nature, these operations went unreported in wartime and for considerable time thereafter, but their importance in prosecuting the war of resistance in Occupied Europe was immense.

Emerging from a time of rudimentary communications and transport, dedicated air units had been established by 1939 to fly agents into enemy territory, but their aircraft were hand-me-downs and the SD was considered a poor third to fighter and bomber operations. However, the tasks undertaken by these men and their aircraft were often more hazardous and demanding than any other type of wartime flying: for every SOS, SIS or OSS agent who lost their life in the field, at least one RAF or USAAF airman was killed while flying SD operations.

Here, David Oliver examines the exploits of British, Commonwealth, American, Free European, Soviet, German, Italian and Japanese airmen and units, supported by first-hand accounts and archive photographs.

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Operating in all weathers, invariably at night, often at low level and usually without fighter escort, Allied ‘Special Duties’ (SD) squadrons and units played a vital role in the Second World War. By their very nature, these operations went unreported in wartime and for considerable time thereafter, but their importance in prosecuting the war of resistance in Occupied Europe was immense.

Emerging from a time of rudimentary communications and transport, dedicated air units had been established by 1939 to fly agents into enemy territory, but their aircraft were hand-me-downs and the SD was considered a poor third to fighter and bomber operations. However, the tasks undertaken by these men and their aircraft were often more hazardous and demanding than any other type of wartime flying: for every SOS, SIS or OSS agent who lost their life in the field, at least one RAF or USAAF airman was killed while flying SD operations.

Here, David Oliver examines the exploits of British, Commonwealth, American, Free European, Soviet, German, Italian and Japanese airmen and units, supported by first-hand accounts and archive photographs.

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Sprog: Engelsk
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ISBN-13: 9781803997148
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1803997141
Kategori: Første verdenskrig
Udg. Dato: 11 jul 2024
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 233mm
Højde: 156mm
Forlag: The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 11 jul 2024
Forfatter(e): David Oliver
Forfatter(e) David Oliver

Kategori Første verdenskrig

ISBN-13 9781803997148

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 0

Udgave

Længde 22mm

Bredde 233mm

Højde 156mm

Udg. Dato 11 jul 2024

Oplagsdato 11 jul 2024

Forlag The History Press Ltd

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