No bridges blown : with the OSS Jedburghs in Nazi-occupied France /

When William B. Dreux parachuted into France in 1944, the OSS infantry officer had cinematic visions of blood-and-guts heroics, of leading the French Maquis resistance forces in daring missions to blow up key bridges and delay the German advance. This isn't the glamorized screen-ready account h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dreux, William B., 1911- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Dreux, William B., > 1911- World War, 1939-1945 > France. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.

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Summary:	When William B. Dreux parachuted into France in 1944, the OSS infantry officer had cinematic visions of blood-and-guts heroics, of leading the French Maquis resistance forces in daring missions to blow up key bridges and delay the German advance. This isn't the glamorized screen-ready account he expected. This is the real story.
Physical Description:	xix, 322 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	0268107971 9780268107970 9780268107987 026810798X