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MI9 M.R.D. Foot

MI9 By M.R.D. Foot

MI9 by M.R.D. Foot


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Summary

Forged passports, secret maps, ingenious disguises, underground networks - in times of war, tales of escape and evasion can be even more spectacular and heroic than those of victory in battle.

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MI9: Escape and Evasion: 2020 by M.R.D. Foot

Many of the most famous escapes in history took place during the Second World War. These daring flights from Nazi-occupied Europe would never have been possible but for the assistance of a hitherto secret British service: MI9. This small, dedicated and endlessly inventive team gave hope to the men who had fallen into enemy hands, and aid to resistance fighters in occupied territory. It sent money, maps, clothes, compasses, even hacksaws - and in return coded letters from the prisoner-of-war camps and provided invaluable news of what was happening in the enemy's homeland. Understaffed and under-resourced, MI9 nonetheless made a terrific contribution to the Allied war effort. First published in 1979, this book tells the full, inside story of an extraordinary organisation.

About M.R.D. Foot

M. R. D. Foot CBE served throughout the Second World War and in 1945 was decorated for service with the French Resistance in Brittany. His time in action included a brief spell as a prisoner of war, which involved several unsuccessful escapes. He then taught at the University of Oxford for eight years, before going on to become Professor of Modern History at the University of Manchester. He wrote and edited a number of books, including the classic SOE in France and Resistance: An Analysis of European Resistance to Nazism 1940-1945. He died in 2012. J. M. Langley MBE, MC was wounded and captured at the battle of Dunkirk. He escaped from a German POW hospital in Lille and later returned to Britain, where he was recruited into MI9. There he organised the escape of around 3,000 people from German prisoner-of-war camps. He wrote an acclaimed memoir, Fight Another Day, and died in 1983.

Additional information

GOR010598089
9781785905643
1785905643
MI9: Escape and Evasion: 2020 by M.R.D. Foot
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Biteback Publishing
2020-02-01
416
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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