Second Bureau: The first full story of Intelligence and Secret Service during the Occupation of France

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"Here, told for the first time, is the full story of the undercover work by French Intelligence during the Second World War. It is exciting, dramatic and written with the authority of a writer who has had access to documents not previously available to the general public. We are introduced to a cloak-and-dagger world of intrigue and sudden death, of espionage and counter-espionage, and of the struggle against tremendous odds to outwit the Gestapo during the Occupation. The author's views on de Gaulle and Petain will undoubtedly excite controversy, but the great value of this book, which should become a classic work on espionage, is in its painstaking and completely factual analysis of the mechanics of the legendary Second Bureau in wartime. ..." Preface. Chapter: I. The Second Bureau and the Special Services. II. The Second Bureau in War. III. Vichy: Cover and Under Cover. IV. Vichy: Hanging On. V. From Vichy to London. VI. Last Months of the Free Zone. VII. North Africa: Before the Landings. VIII. North Africa: The Link-up. IX. North Africa: Headquarters of the Special Services. X. Counter-Espionage in Occupied France, 1943. XI. Hunters and Hunted. XII. Algiers: Behind the Scenes. Epilogue: Victory and Beyond. Rolls of Honour of the Special Services. Sources. Acknowledgements. Index.