TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Benjamin F.
TI  - Eisenhower's Guerrillas: The Jedburghs, the Maquis, and the Liberation of France
SN  - 9780199942091
AV  - D810.S7J46 2016 
U1  - 950.54/214 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press, Incorporated
KW  - World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--France
KW  - World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
KW  - World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France
KW  - Guerrillas--France--History--20th century
KW  - Special forces (Military science)--France--History--20th century
KW  - Special operations (Military science)--France--History--20th century
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Eisenhower's Guerrillas: The Jedburghs, the Maquis, and the Liberation of France -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- GLOSSARY -- Prologue: Eisenhower's Dilemma -- 1 Guerrilla Warfare and the Design of the Jedburghs -- 2 Enter the Americans -- 3 Recreating France and the Rise of the Résistance -- UNIFYING THE INTERIOR GROUPS AND LINKING THEM WITH THE FREE FRENCH -- 4 North African Rehearsal -- OVERLORD AND ALLIED PLANNING TO USE THE RESISTANCE -- ALLIED SPECIAL FORCE PLANNING WITH THE FORCES FRANÇAISES DE L'INTÉRIEUR -- MILTON HALL AND THE JEDBURGH PREPARATIONS -- AIR SPECIAL OPERATIONS PICKS UP THE PACE -- 5 The Politics Running into D-Day -- 6 The Struggle for Control -- TEAM HUGH -- ORGANIZING THE RÉSISTANCE IN THE MORVAN -- TEAMS IAN AND ANDY -- SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE -- DE FACTO RECOGNITION -- CONCLUSION -- 7 The Free French Battle for Brittany and Eisenhower Battles for the Free French -- TEAM GILES DEPLOYS -- GENERAL KOENIG TAKES OVER GUERRILLA WARFARE IN FRANCE -- TEAM GEORGE EVADES AND ATTEMPTS TO REORGANIZE THE LOIRE-INFERIEURE -- BRITTANY CONCLUSION -- 8 Setting the Trap -- SETTING THE TRAP: CONVENTIONAL FORCES AND COORDINATING WITH THE MAQUIS -- THE LIBÉRATION IN R5 -- 9 The Fog of War in Eastern France -- CAPTURING PARIS AND SUPPORTING THE 12TH ARMY GROUP -- THE FINAL PUSH-THE JEDBURGHS RUSH IN -- GERMAN COUNTERINSURGENCY AND THE TRAGEDY OF TEAM JACOB -- CONCLUSION -- Conclusion: Eisenhower's Guerrillas in History and Memory -- Appendix 1 French Resistance Leaders -- Appendix 2 Jedburgh Teams -- Notes -- Prologue: Eisenhower's Dilemma -- Chapter 1: Guerrilla Warfare and the Design of the Jedburghs -- Chapter 2: Enter the Americans -- Chapter 3: Recreating France and the Rise of the Résistance -- Chapter 4: North African Rehearsal -- Chapter 5: The Politics Running into D-Day; Chapter 6: The Struggle for Control -- Chapter 7: The Free French Battle for Brittany and Eisenhower Battles for the Free French -- Chapter 8: Setting the Trap -- Chapter 9: The Fog of War in Eastern France -- Conclusion: Eisenhower's Guerrillas in History and Memory -- Bibliography -- PRIMARY SOURCES -- SECONDARY -- Index
N2  - The story of the Jedburghs -- WWII-era reconnaissance and intelligence teams, consisting of OSS, British Special Operations, and Free French operatives -- that worked behind enemy lines to strengthen the Allies' position in Northern France before, during, and after the Normandy Invasion
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