David Oliver 
Airborne Espionage [EPUB ebook] 
International Special Duties Operations in the World Wars

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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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David Oliver was founding editor of Air Forces Monthly. He has written widely on aspects of historical and contemporary aviation, including The Great Book of Bombers (2002), RAF Fighter Command (2000) and How to Fly and Fight Spitfire (1999). He lives in Herefordshire.

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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 252 ● ISBN 9780752495521 ● Saiz fail 21.2 MB ● Penerbit The History Press ● Bandar raya London ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2005 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 6513440 ● Salin perlindungan Social DRM

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