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Title They fought alone : the true story of the Starr Brothers, British secret agents in Nazi-occupied France / Charles Glass.
Publisher New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
Copyright ©2018
Description xiv, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm


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 EI-Adult Collection  940.5486 GLA Nearby on shelf  30626003357973 02-15-19  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents An unexpected encounter -- Called to the colors -- A beautiful friendship -- "I was a human being" -- A cursed day -- "It literally rained containers" -- Arrests and arrivals -- Avenue Boche -- Word of honor -- Sabotage -- John's cousin -- Das Reich -- The battle of Castelnau -- The Germans retreat -- "I said 'shit' to de Gaulle" -- Starrs on trial.
Summary "Presents the story of Britain's Special Operations Executive, one of World War II's most important secret fighting forces, and two brothers who infiltrated Nazi-occupied territory to assist in recruiting, organizing, and training the French resistance." -- Provided by publisher.
Other edition Online version: Glass, Charles, 1951- author. They fought alone New York : Penguin Press, 2018 9780698168978
Subject Starr, George Reginald, 1904-1980.
Starr, John Ashford Renshaw, 1908-1966.
Great Britain. Special Operations Executive -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
Genre Biographies.
Other title True story of the Starr Brothers, British secret agents in Nazi-occupied France
ISBN 9781594206177
1594206171