WE LANDED BY MOONLIGHT: Secret RAF Landings in France 1940-1944 by Hugh Verity

WE LANDED BY MOONLIGHT: Secret RAF Landings in France 1940-1944

by Hugh Verity
preface by Monsieur Jacques Maillet
foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges

DESCRIPTION
ISBN: 9780947554750
Format: small softcover
Published: Crecy Publishing 2000, revised 2010
Size (mm): 155 w x 235 h x 15 d
Pages: 272
SKU: A5/2604/0675/B935

ABOUT
Describes operations which profoundly influenced the modern history of France, and, ultimately, of Britain as well.

Hugh Verity flew many of the missions recounted in this book and was probably the most outstanding pick-up pilot of them all.

For most of the second World War the RAF flew small aircraft into Occupied France at night, landing and taking off in total secrecy. Their mission was to transport agents to and from France to support the activities of the French Resistance and SOE. The chronicle of these operations tells an extraordinary adventure story, full of danger for both agent and aviator involving clandestine radios, secret messages transmitted by the BBC, and maquis volunteers keeping armed guard against interference from inquisitive enemy soldiers.

Includes monochrome images.

CONDITION
Near new with only light shelf wear on covers.

REMARKS
Scarce locally
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