Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Operation Columba

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1049576432

Responsibility statement

Gordon Corera

Sub title

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

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

Classification