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The BBC and the Pigeon Spies

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244690545
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book The BBC and the Pigeon Spies written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 16,000 pigeons were dropped into occupied Europe during the Second World War. Some were used by secret agents to send messages back to headquarters. Others were dropped into selected areas of France, Belgium, Holland and Denmark in the hope that people would complete the attached questionnaire and provided military, political, economic or other intelligence of value for the Allies. There were also requests for information on the reception and content of the BBC Overseas Service news. Many messages sent back requests that the BBC acknowledge receipt of the message. This book investigates the work of MI14, known as the Colomba Service, and for the first time sheds light on conditions in Occupied Europe described by extremely brave men and women who risked execution if found in possession of a pigeon. MI14 staff, decoded or translated messages and forwarded copies to the SOE, SIS, MI19, the War Office, RAF, Royal Navy, Ministry of Economic Warfare, Churchill, de Gaulle and the BBC.

Bletchley Park and the Pigeon Spies

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244666407
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Bletchley Park and the Pigeon Spies written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 15,000 pigeons were dropped into occupied Europe during WW2. Some were used by secret agents to send messages back to headquarters. Others were dropped by parachute into France, Belgium, Holland and Denmark in the hope that people would complete the attached questionnaire and provided military, political, economic or other intelligence of value for the Allies. Photographic negatives could be sent. Bletchley Park had its own loft for its pigeon spies. This book investigates the work of MI14, known as the Colomba Service, and for the first time sheds light on conditions in Occupied Europe described by extremely brave men and women who risked execution if found in possession of a pigeon. MI14 staff, decoded or translated messages and forwarded copies to SOE, SIS, MI19, RAF, RN, Ministry of Economic Warfare, BBC, Churchill, de Gaulle and President Benes of Czechoslovakia.

Operation Columba—The Secret Pigeon Service

Author : Gordon Corera
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062667092
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Operation Columba—The Secret Pigeon Service written by Gordon Corera and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating, untold story of how British intelligence secretly used homing pigeons as part of a clandestine espionage operation to gather information, communicate, and coordinate with members of the Resistance to defeat the Nazis in occupied Europe during World War II. Between 1941 and 1944, British intelligence dropped sixteen thousand homing pigeons in an arc across Nazi-occupied Europe, from Bordeaux, France to Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of a spy operation code-named Columba. Returning to MI14, the secret government branch in charge of the "Special Pigeon Service," the birds carried messages that offered a glimpse of life under the Germans in rural France, Holland, and Belgium. Written on tiny pieces of rice paper tucked into canisters and tied to the birds’ legs, these messages were sometimes comic, often tragic, and occasionally invaluable—reporting details of German troop movements and fortifications, new Nazi weapons, radar systems, and even the deployment of the feared V-1 and V-2 rockets used to terrorize London. The people who sent these messages were not trained spies. They were ordinary men and women willing to risk their lives in the name of freedom, including the "Leopold Vindictive" network—a small group of Belgian villagers led by an extraordinary priest named Joseph Raskin. The intelligence Raskin sent back by pigeon proved so valuable that it reached Churchill and MI6 parachuted agents behind enemy lines to assist him. Gordon Corera uses declassified documents and extensive original research to tell the story of the Operation Columba and the Secret Pigeon Service for the first time. A powerful tale of wartime espionage, bitter rivalries, extraordinary courage, astonishing betrayal, harrowing tragedy, and a quirky, quarrelsome band of spy masters and their special mission, Operation Columba opens a fascinating new chapter in the annals of World War II. It is ultimately, the story of how, in one of the darkest and most dangerous times in history, under threat of death, people bravely chose to resist.

Secret Pigeon Service

Author : Gordon Corera
Publisher : William Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780008220341
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Secret Pigeon Service written by Gordon Corera and published by William Collins. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using declassified documents and extensive original research, Secret Pigeon Service tells the dramatic untold story of MI14(d) and its spy networks including the remarkable 'Leopold Vindictive', a Belgian resistance cell who used the pigeon they found in 1941 to spy on the Nazis. Everyone has heard of MI5 and MI6. Some may even have heard of MI9 which helped downed airmen escape in World War II. Few have heard of MI14(d) -- home to Operation Columba.

Sabotage in Greece

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 129185407X
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Sabotage in Greece written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the Italian invasion of Albania, the British government was worried that Greece would be next. Their Intelligence Service in Athens prepared to sabotage their plans, stored explosives and trained saboteurs. When Germany came to Italy's aid, they took control of Greece, despite attempts to sabotage the road and rail links. This book investigates the success and failures of British, American and Greek sabotage missions, the attacks on the Gorgopotamos and Asopos viaducts, on roads, railways, shipping and mining operations. Using contemporary documents from the CIA and National Archives, biographies and autobiographies, it provides first-hand accounts from those involved, those who masterminded the operations and the reports of the agents infiltrated by boat, submarine or plane. It has also used historians' accounts found on websites to provide a detailed history of sabotage in Greece between 1940 and liberation in 1944.

Ten Birds That Changed the World

Author : Stephen Moss
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541604474
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Ten Birds That Changed the World written by Stephen Moss and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “a captivating storyteller” (Wall Street Journal), the natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, and poetry. In Ten Birds That Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and intimate relationship through key species from all seven of the world’s continents. From Odin’s faithful raven companions to Darwin’s finches, and from the wild turkey of the Americas to the emperor penguin as potent symbol of the climate crisis, this is a fascinating, eye-opening, and endlessly engaging work of natural history.

Sabotage in Norway

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291380221
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (913 download)

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Download or read book Sabotage in Norway written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norwegians trained in industrial sabotage at Brickendonbury Manor, near Hertford, U.K. were infiltrated by the 'Shetland Bus', fishing boats, motorboats, submarines or parachuted in by planes to attack targets across Norway. They included Karl Aarsaether, Jan Allen, Johannes S. Andersen, Gunnar Berg, Torfinn Bjørnås, Svein Blindheim, Peter Deinboll, Andreas Fasting, Kasper Fjell, Gunnar Fougner, Arne Gjestland, Per Getz, Gregers Gram, Sverre Granlund, Torleif Grong, Arne Haegstad, Knut Haukelid, Claus Helberg, Thor Helliessen, Willy Houlder, Kasper Idland, Fredrik Kayser, Arne Kjelstrup, Frithjof Pedersen Kviljo, Ruben Langmo, Alf Lindeberg, Martin Linge, Max Manus, Odd Nilsen, Nils Nordland, Martin Olsen, Erik Gjems-Onstad, Arthur Pevik, Johnny Pevik, Jens Anton Poulsson, Joachim Rønneberg, Einar Skinnarland, Paal Skjærpe, Gunnar Sønsteby Odd Starheim, Hans Storhaug, Birger Strømsheim, Harald Svindseth, Edvard Tallasken, Gunvald Tomstad, Ragnar Ulstein, Karl Vilnes, Leif Well and Aasmund Wisløff. .

Operation EBENSBURG: SOE’s Austrian ‘Bonzos’ and the rescue of looted European art

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244380899
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Operation EBENSBURG: SOE’s Austrian ‘Bonzos’ and the rescue of looted European art written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some captured German and Austrian personnel were brought to Britain as prisoners of war. Those who were identified as anti-Nazi were 'turned' and, codenamed 'Bonzos', were trained in paramilitary and clandestine warfare to be sent back into occupied Europe on top secret missions. The British Special Operations Executive arranged the infiltration of four Austrians, Albrecht Gaiswinkler, Joseph Grafl, Karl Standhartinger and Karl Lzicar, into the Salzkammergut area of northwestern Austria. This book tells the story of Operation EBENSBURG, their mission to kidnap or assassinate Joseph Goebbels, the Reich's Minister of Propaganda, to organise resistance groups before the arrival of American forces and to protect the looted works of art hidden in the Altaussee salt mine.

Blowing up the Rock: German, Italian and Spanish Sabotage attacks on Gibraltar during the Second World War

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244850194
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Blowing up the Rock: German, Italian and Spanish Sabotage attacks on Gibraltar during the Second World War written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-01-05 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War, Gibraltar faced the threat of invasion by Italy, Germany, and Spain. The Abwehr, the German Intelligence Service, rather than use their own saboteurs, paid young Spanish men to undertake over sixty sabotage attacks on military installations and shipping with limited success. The Italian Decima Flotilla MAS, a specialist team of underwater frogmen, launched eight attacks which were relatively successful and Spanish Falangists made several unsuccessful attempts. The British Secret Intelligence Service endeavoured to stop or at least limit such attacks. Using contemporary files from the National Archives in Kew, autobiographies, biographies, histories and newspaper articles, this documentary history investigates the successes and failures of these attacks on Gibraltar and the roles played by intelligence officers, agents, double agents in discovering and preventing such acts. The book sheds light on an unusual and largely overlooked aspect of Gibraltar's history.

The Pigeon Tunnel

Author : John le Carré
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735220794
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Pigeon Tunnel written by John le Carré and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DON’T MISS THE PIGEON TUNNEL DOCUMENTARY—IN SELECT THEATERS AND STREAMING ON AppleTV+ OCTOBER 20TH! The New York Times bestselling memoir from John le Carré, the legendary author of A Legacy of Spies. “Recounted with the storytelling élan of a master raconteur—by turns dramatic and funny, charming, tart and melancholy.” –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War, to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, le Carré has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his first memoir, le Carré is as funny as he is incisive, reading into the events he witnesses the same moral ambiguity with which he imbues his novels. Whether he's writing about the parrot at a Beirut hotel that could perfectly mimic machine gun fire or the opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth; visiting Rwanda’s museums of the unburied dead in the aftermath of the genocide; celebrating New Year’s Eve 1982 with Yasser Arafat and his high command; interviewing a German woman terrorist in her desert prison in the Negev; listening to the wisdoms of the great physicist, dissident, and Nobel Prize winner Andrei Sakharov; meeting with two former heads of the KGB; watching Alec Guinness prepare for his role as George Smiley in the legendary BBC TV adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley’s People; or describing the female aid worker who inspired the main character in The Constant Gardener, le Carré endows each happening with vividness and humor, now making us laugh out loud, now inviting us to think anew about events and people we believed we understood. Best of all, le Carré gives us a glimpse of a writer’s journey over more than six decades, and his own hunt for the human spark that has given so much life and heart to his fictional characters.

Exploding Animals

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Publisher : PediaPress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Histories, Adaptations, and Legacies of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Author : Randal Rogers
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000881172
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Histories, Adaptations, and Legacies of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy written by Randal Rogers and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While providing critical reflections on the work across generations of enthusiasts, this is the first book exclusively dedicated to John le Carré’s 1974 novel and its adaptations in radio, TV, and film. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy stands among the most reproduced espionage tales of all time, with adaptations in television, radio, and film. Histories, Adaptations, and Legacies of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a collection of essays by international experts who each provides an account of the story’s currency across generations of audiences and scholars. Fans of the late John le Carré and the espionage genre will find here a comprehensive guidebook to the novel and its adaptations. Scholars, students, and amateur investigators alike will discover important historical, thematic, and theoretical ideas to explore and interrogate. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a complex tale of the espionage trade and its crew of motley eccentrics. This collection decodes its puzzles, riddles, and enigmas regarding secrecy, betrayal, ethics, and survival in the context of the United Kingdom’s place in the post-Second World War global order. A comprehensive guide for amateurs and an in-depth study of the novel’s histories, legacies, and approaches for students and scholars.

The Ultimate World War Two Trivia Book: Unbelievable Facts, Extraordinary Accounts and Tall Tales from the Second World War

Author : M. J. Trow
Publisher : BLKDOG Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate World War Two Trivia Book: Unbelievable Facts, Extraordinary Accounts and Tall Tales from the Second World War written by M. J. Trow and published by BLKDOG Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War ended over seventy-five years ago and yet it holds a lasting fascination for millions. Most school children worldwide have studied it but it is unlikely that they would have learned any of the fascinating facts to be found in The Ultimate World War Two Trivia Book. Funny, heart-breaking and downright borderline unbelievable, the snippets in this book are perfect for dropping into conversations to amaze and amuse your friends. You might also find yourself becoming the king or queen of the pub trivia quiz when you have knowledge of Winkie the Pigeon, the Battle of the Tennis Court and the Bee Bombs of Prester John. One thing to be careful of - never, ever lend this book to anyone; it is totally addictive and you will never see it again! Many books of trivia push the envelope and the facts inside can't be trusted. This is not something to worry about with The Ultimate World War Two Trivia Book because it comes from the pens of Richard Denham (Robin Hood: English Outlaw and Arthur: Shadow of a God) and M. J. Trow (The Black Book and Enemies of the State). Just because a fact sounds unlikely doesn't mean it isn't true and you can amaze your friends and colleagues as well as clean up at the Dog and Duck by memorizing absolutely any of these facts, presented in short snippets for either devouring all at once or for browsing in the loo. Complete with a whistle-stop tour of the causes, course and consequences of the war by M. J. Trow who, to quote a recent reviewer could 'make a shopping list interesting', this book is a quick way to learn more than you ever thought there was to know about the weird and wonderful side of World War Two.

Code Breakers and Spies of World War I

Author : Jeanne Marie Ford
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1502638509
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Code Breakers and Spies of World War I written by Jeanne Marie Ford and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's great economic powers aligned into two opposing forces in World War I. Although still in its infancy by modern standards at the onset of the conflict, intelligence gathering and espionage would ultimately tip the balance. Readers learn how new technology exploded and resulted in developments in cryptography and surveillance as both sides raced to crack the codes and win the war.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré (Book Analysis)

Author : Bright Summaries
Publisher : BrightSummaries.com
ISBN 13 : 2808018975
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré (Book Analysis) written by Bright Summaries and published by BrightSummaries.com. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the more straightforward side of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré, which follows Alec Leamas, a cynical veteran intelligence agent who embarks on one last mission to entrap the head of the East German intelligence services. In its bleak depiction of the deception and betrayal that characterise the world of international espionage and the amorality of the spies themselves, the novel stood out from its predecessors and captivated readers with its authentic, gritty mood. John le Carré is an internationally renowned writer of spy novels. His best-known works include The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Constant Gardener. Find out everything you need to know about The Spy Who Came in from the Cold in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

A Private Spy

Author : John le Carré
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593654439
Total Pages : 1010 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book A Private Spy written by John le Carré and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archive of letters written by the late John le Carré, giving readers access to the intimate thoughts of one of the greatest writers of our time The never-before-seen correspondance of John le Carré, one of the most important novelists of our generation, are collected in this beautiful volume. During his lifetime, le Carré wrote numerous letters to writers, spies, politicians, artists, actors and public figures. This collection is a treasure trove, revealing the late author's humour, generosity, and wit--a side of him many readers have not previously seen.

Cat Among the Pigeons (Poirot)

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007422210
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Cat Among the Pigeons (Poirot) written by Agatha Christie and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unpleasant things are going on in an exclusive school for girls – things like murder...