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Operation Columba : the Secret Pigeon Service : the untold story of World War II resistance in Europe

Corera, Gordon (Author).
Book  - 2018
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  • ISBN: 9780062667076
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    334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2018.

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General Note:
Originally published as: Secret pigeon service.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Birth -- The Special Pigeon Service -- Leopold Vindictive -- Arrival -- Listening -- Battle of the skies -- Reaching out -- Resistance -- Secret agents -- Undercover -- Battle of the skies II -- Capture -- Interrogation and infiltration -- The viscount -- Trials and tribulations -- Deception -- The Americans are coming -- Fates.

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Operation Columba--The Secret Pigeon Service : The Untold Story of World War II Resistance in Europe
Operation Columba--The Secret Pigeon Service : The Untold Story of World War II Resistance in Europe
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Table of Contents

Operation Columba--The Secret Pigeon Service : The Untold Story of World War II Resistance in Europe

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Mapp. ix
Prologuep. 1
Introductionp. 5
1Birthp. 13
2The Special Pigeon Servicep. 27
3Leopold Vindictivep. 49
4Arrivalp. 67
5Listeningp. 81
6Battle of the Skiesp. 93
7Reaching Outp. 107
8Resistancep. 119
9Secret Agentsp. 133
10Undercoverp. 155
11Battle of the Skies IIp. 169
12Capturep. 181
13Interrogation and Infiltrationp. 191
14The Viscountp. 211
15Trials and Tribulationsp. 233
16Deceptionp. 247
17The Americans Are Comingp. 259
18Fatesp. 283
Acknowledgmentsp. 301
Notesp. 303
Indexp. 323