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Resistance in the Nantes area before and after D-Day

Resistance in the Nantes area before and after D-Day

O'Connor, Bernard

Paperback

French History

ISBN10: 132602678X
ISBN13: 9781326026783
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: Oct 30 2025
Pages: 310
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.84 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
This documentary history provides an extensive overview of Secret Intelligence Service and Special Operations Executive (SOE) activities in Nantes and German-occupied Northwest France during World War II, primarily focusing on agent recruitment, training, deployment, and operational challenges. The collection highlights the experiences of agents like Jean-Baptiste Legeay, Edward Wilkinson (Alexandre), Richard Heslop (Xavier, Fabien, Marksman or Mahogany), Joseph Antelme (Antoine, Bricklayer or Renaud), William Grover-Williams (Sebastian) and Robert Benoist (Lucien, Lionel or Clergyman). It details their infiltrations, exfiltrations, missions, arrests, and the complexities of underground warfare, including sabotage objectives around Nantes. The sources also shed light on the pervasive threat of German counter-intelligence and the funkspiel radio games, which severely compromised Allied networks, ultimately leading to the capture and execution of many brave individuals. Personal accounts and internal memos reveal the inherent dangers and difficult decisions faced by SOE and its agents in their efforts to aid the French Resistance and the French people before and after D-Day.

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