{"product_id":"a-house-for-spies-sis-operations-into-occupied-france-from-a-sussex-farmhouse-paperback","title":"A House For Spies: SIS Operations into Occupied France from a Sussex Farmhouse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Wake-Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable history of French intelligence agents and courageous British pilots who risked everything in the fight against Hitler! Perfect for fans of Ben Macintyre, Giles Milton and Sinclair McKay.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 1941 to 1944, Bignor Manor, a farmhouse in Sussex provided board and lodging for men and women of the French Resistance before they were flown by moonlight into occupied France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarbara Bertram, whose husband was a conducting officer for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), became hostess for these daring agents and their pilots during their brief stopovers in their house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut who were these men and women that passed through the Bertram's house? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd what activities did they conduct whilst in France that meant that so many of them never returned? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward Wake-Walker charts the experiences of numerous agents, such as Gilbert Renault, Christian Pineau and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, and the networks of operatives that they created that provided top-secret intelligence on German defences and naval bases, U-boats, as well as Hitler's devastating new weapons, the V-1 and V-2 flying bombs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA House For Spies\u003c\/i\u003e provides fascinating insight into the lives of SIS agents and their Lysander pilots who provided invaluable intelligence to Allied forces. This is a much-forgotten aspect of the Second World War that is only now being told by Edward Wake-Walker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Utterly fascinating, very moving and funny. I couldn't have enjoyed it more.\" - Hugh Grant \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Edward Wake-Walker's meticulously researched chronicles of desperate resistance, audacity, duty, determination and daring are a valuable addition to the history of World War II\" - Bel Mooney, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It kept me up at night as I wanted to know what happened to all the various characters [brought] so admirably back to life\" - Russell England, Director of \u003ci\u003eBletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOperation Mincemeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750848463136,"sku":"9781913518011","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/79e11917d19c48bd99b7cf71210240f5.webp?v=1779959304","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-house-for-spies-sis-operations-into-occupied-france-from-a-sussex-farmhouse-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}