A House For Spies: SIS Operations into Occupied France from a Sussex Farmhouse, (Paperback)

<b>An 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.</b> <p>From 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. </p><p>Barbara 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. </p><p>But who were these men and women that passed through the Bertram's house? </p><p>And what activities did they conduct whilst in France that meant that so many of them never returned? </p><p>Edward 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. </p><p><i>A House For Spies</i> 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. </p><p>"Utterly fascinating, very moving and funny. I couldn't have enjoyed it more." -- Hugh Grant </p><p>"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, <i>Daily Mail</i> </p><p>"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 <i>Bletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius</i> and <i>Operation Mincemeat</i></p>

• A House For Spies: SIS Operations into Occupied France from a Sussex Farmhouse, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798491046300
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2021-10-08
• Page Count: 378