The Resource Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare : the mavericks who plotted Hitler's defeat, Giles Milton
Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare : the mavericks who plotted Hitler's defeat, Giles Milton
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- Summary
- "Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine. In the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage. The guerrilla campaign that followed was every bit as extraordinary as the six men who directed it. One of them, Cecil Clarke, was a maverick engineer who had spent the 1930s inventing futuristic caravans. Now, his talents were put to more devious use: he built the dirty bomb used to assassinate Hitler's favorite, Reinhard Heydrich. Another, William Fairbairn, was a portly pensioner with an unusual passion: he was the world's leading expert in silent killing, hired to train the guerrillas being parachuted behind enemy lines. Led by dapper Scotsman Colin Gubbins, these men--along with three others--formed a secret inner circle that, aided by a group of formidable ladies, single-handedly changed the course Second World War: a cohort hand-picked by Winston Churchill, whom he called his Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a gripping and vivid narrative of adventure and derring-do that is also, perhaps, the last great untold story of the Second World War"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- x, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain as The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by John Murray (Publishers)"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781250119025
- Label
- Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare : the mavericks who plotted Hitler's defeat
- Title
- Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
- Title remainder
- the mavericks who plotted Hitler's defeat
- Statement of responsibility
- Giles Milton
- Subject
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- Espionage, British -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Gubbins, Colin, Sir, 1896-1976
- Guerrilla warfare -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Intelligence officers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Sabotage -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Biographies
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Europe
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Friends and associates
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine. In the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage. The guerrilla campaign that followed was every bit as extraordinary as the six men who directed it. One of them, Cecil Clarke, was a maverick engineer who had spent the 1930s inventing futuristic caravans. Now, his talents were put to more devious use: he built the dirty bomb used to assassinate Hitler's favorite, Reinhard Heydrich. Another, William Fairbairn, was a portly pensioner with an unusual passion: he was the world's leading expert in silent killing, hired to train the guerrillas being parachuted behind enemy lines. Led by dapper Scotsman Colin Gubbins, these men--along with three others--formed a secret inner circle that, aided by a group of formidable ladies, single-handedly changed the course Second World War: a cohort hand-picked by Winston Churchill, whom he called his Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a gripping and vivid narrative of adventure and derring-do that is also, perhaps, the last great untold story of the Second World War"--
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- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- CaOWLBI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Milton, Giles
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Milton, Giles
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gubbins, Colin
- Churchill, Winston
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Intelligence officers
- Espionage, British
- Sabotage
- Guerrilla warfare
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare : the mavericks who plotted Hitler's defeat, Giles Milton
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain as The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by John Murray (Publishers)"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- x, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250119025
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016039180
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (CaOWLBI)pr01220798
- Label
- Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare : the mavericks who plotted Hitler's defeat, Giles Milton
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain as The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by John Murray (Publishers)"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- x, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781250119025
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016039180
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (CaOWLBI)pr01220798
Subject
- Espionage, British -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Gubbins, Colin, Sir, 1896-1976
- Guerrilla warfare -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Intelligence officers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Sabotage -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Biographies
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Europe
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Friends and associates
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