Operation Jedburgh(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　A thrilling account of one of the most important covert
operations of World War II
　　In 1943, less than a year before D-Day, nearly three hundred
American, British, and French soldiers—shadow warriors—parachuted
deep behind enemy lines in France as part of the covert Operation
Jedburgh. Working with the beleaguered French Resistance, the
“Jeds” launched a stunningly effective guerrilla campaign against
the Germans in preparation for the Normandy invasion. Colin Beavan,
whose grandfather helped direct Operation Jedburgh for the Office
of Strategic Services, draws on scores of interviews with the
surviving Jeds and their families to tell the thrilling story of
the rowdy daredevils who carried out America’s first specialforces
missions— forever changing the way Americans wage war.

　　Colin Beavan is the author of
Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case
That Launched Forensic Science. He has written for
Esquire, the Atlantic Monthly, Men’s Journal, Wired,
and many other national magazines.

　　An exciting story of the lesser known side of D-Day . . .
vividly told. — Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad and The Fall
of Berlin 1945
　　They were cloaked in shadow, mystery, and a touch of glamour, the
Jedburghs, the most intensely secret warriors of World War II. —
Joseph E. Persico, author of Nuremberg