Daring Missions of World War II

By William B. Breuer

Book Overview

Prepare for more than seventy tales of espionage, sabotage, and heroics, including thrilling accounts of impossible rescues, ingenious secret networks, and high-stakes U. S. ranger missions within enemy territory.

In Daring Missions of World War II, distinguished historian William Breuer sheds light on these incredible missions, and critical victories in the air and on the ground. Vivid, fast paced, and dramatic, this title introduces you to the heroes and heroines who risked their lives for victory, and sometimes, notoriety.

Among those you'll discover are:

-Lieutenant Colonel Montague R. Chidson, who single-handedly saved Amsterdam's Diamond cache from the Nazis.
-General Henri Honrore Giraud, who escaped twice from the Germans, the second time from an escape-proof prison.
-Mathilde Carre, aka, La Chatte (the cat), the only female triple agent of WWII.
-The Kachins, a small mountain tribe in Upper Burma, who helped the Allies dislodge a Japanese stronghold.

Whether you're a history buff or are simply looking for a thrilling read, Daring Mission of World War II allows you to watch history change and to meet the extraordinary men and women from all corners of the world who were responsible.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785835504
• ISBN13: 9780785835509
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Chartwell Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great short stories

This wonderful book contains some one hundred (if I counted correctly) little stories of daring-do from the Second World War. Each story is between one and three pages in length, and is told in a fascinating style and tone. These are the stories of men and women, Germans, Italians, Englishmen, Frenchmen, Americans (of Italian, German, Japanese, etc. descent), soldiers and civilians. Just about every phase of the war is covered, and most theatres of action, as well.These stories are quite fascinating, and the shortness of each story makes this book easy to pick up and put down (important if you have to snatch your reading time where you can get it). My one complaint is that there are no tales of daring missions involving Imperial Japanese or Soviet forces. That said, though, I did enjoy this book, and recommend it to you.