SAS Operation Bulbasket, Paul McCue
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SAS Operation Bulbasket, Paul McCue
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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non fiction
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SAS Operation Bulbasket
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Paul McCue
Summary
The story of Operation Bulbasket is one of such tension and drama that any resume which revealed its outcome would rob the reader of the vital element of suspense. Suffice it to say that on 6 June, 1944, known to history as D-Day, two members of the SAS were dropped by parachute deep behind the lines in enemy-occupied France. Shortly to be Followed by others, amounting in all to fifty-five men, their task was to disrupt in every way possible the movement of German troops to the north to repel the Allied invasion of Normandy. Only now, with the release of hitherto classified documents and thanks
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Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introduction and acknowledgements; Glossary of abbreviations, terms and ranks; Maps; Chapter 1 The Special Air Service; Chapter 2 The Royal Air Force; Chapter 3 Main Party; Chapter 4 Verrières; Chapter 5 Revenge from the Air; Chapter 6 Home; Chapter 7 A Grim Discovery; Chapter 8 Justice?; Chapter 9 Betrayal?; Chapter 10 Conclusions; Chapter 11 In Memoriam; Errata and Notes to 2009 Edition; Appendices; I Report of Captain Tonkin; II Report of Captain Sadoine; III Task Description -- 'Bulbasket' Recce Party; IV Hitler's Kommandobefehl; V RAF Supply OperationsVI RAF Offensive OperationsVII Personnel of 'Operation Bulbasket'; VIII Summary of SAS Operations; IX Bibliography and Documentation Sources; Index
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