No Bridges Blown
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No Bridges Blown

With the OSS Jedburghs in Nazi-Occupied France

William B. Dreux

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No Bridges Blown

With the OSS Jedburghs in Nazi-Occupied France

William B. Dreux

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A rediscovered classic of military history back in print for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of World War II

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. Dreux's three-man OSS team landed behind enemy lines in France, in uniform, far from the targeted bridges. No Bridges Blown is a story of mistakes, failures, and survival, a story of volunteers and countrymen working together in the French countryside. The only book written by one of the Jedburghs about his wartime experiences, Dreux brings the history of World War II to life with stories of real people amidst a small section of the fighting in France. These people had reckless courage, little training, and faced impossible odds. This story will resonate with veterans and everyday citizens alike and it brings to life the realities of war on the ground in Nazi-occupied France.

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Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780268107994
Topic
Geschichte
Subtopic
Zweiter Weltkrieg

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APA 6 Citation

Dreux, W. (2020). No Bridges Blown ([edition unavailable]). University of Notre Dame Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1255323/no-bridges-blown-with-the-oss-jedburghs-in-nazioccupied-france-pdf (Original work published 2020)

Chicago Citation

Dreux, William. (2020) 2020. No Bridges Blown. [Edition unavailable]. University of Notre Dame Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1255323/no-bridges-blown-with-the-oss-jedburghs-in-nazioccupied-france-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Dreux, W. (2020) No Bridges Blown. [edition unavailable]. University of Notre Dame Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1255323/no-bridges-blown-with-the-oss-jedburghs-in-nazioccupied-france-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Dreux, William. No Bridges Blown. [edition unavailable]. University of Notre Dame Press, 2020. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.