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The Secret Agent, the Traitor and the Nazi, Bordeaux 1942-1944 Free FREE GAME OF SPIES: THE SECRET AGENT, THE TRAITOR AND THE NAZI, BORDEAUX 1942-1944 PDF Paddy Ashdown | 320 pages | 22 Sep 2016 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780008140823 | English | London, United Kingdom Palace Cobra by Ed Rasimus ; read 21 November – Alan's Reading List Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Game of Spies by Paddy Ashdown. Spies, bed-hopping, treachery and executions — this story of espionage in wartime Bordeaux is told for the first time. Game of Spies uncovers a lethal spy triangle at work during the Second World War. The story centres on Game of Spies: The Secret Agent men — on British, one French and one German — and the duels they fought out in an atmosphere of collaboration, betrayal and assassination, in which Spies, bed-hopping, treachery and executions — this story of espionage in wartime Bordeaux is told for the first time. The story centres on three men — on British, one French and one German — and the duels they fought out in an atmosphere of collaboration, betrayal and assassination, in which comrades sold fellow comrades, Allied agents and downed pilots to the Germans, as casually as they would a bottle of wine. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Game of Spiesplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Bought for Bordeaux 1942-1944 on the assumption it was yet another celebrity crime novel, it turned out to be anything but. This is a story of WWII but a true one. Ashdown tells the story of the resistance movement in occupied south-west France, the region around Bordeaux, between Vichy France and the Atlantic coast. It's a little known story and one that the French, most especially De Gaulle, wanted to keep quiet. De Gaulle wanted to maintain the appearance that the Resistance in Game of Spies: The Secret Agent region was an entirely Fren Bought for me on the assumption it was yet another celebrity crime novel, it turned out to be anything but. De Gaulle wanted to maintain the appearance that the Resistance in the region was an entirely French organisation. The truth was very different. The truth coming out would have spoiled his bid for the presidency of France, after the war. In practice there was no "Resistance". There were a number of organisations, some French organised, some organised out of Britain. Each was suspicious of the others and reluctant to work in concert. Some were right-wing, racist and anti-semitic but resentful of German occupation; some were left-wing and communist leaning and looking to take over France after the war. Only the British organised group had as its sole motive the disruption of the German war effort in the region. The story centres around three people: Roger Landes, who operated under the code name of Aristide, born of Jewish ancestry in France the Traitor and the Nazi brought up in London, where he acquired British nationality; Andre Grandclement, a French resistance Bordeaux 1942-1944, whose politics leaned very much in the German direction; and Friedrich Dohse, a senior Gestapo officer in the region, who went against the stereotype by believing, correctly as it proved, that subversion of and obtaining information from resistance operatives was more likely to be achieved through eschewing violence than deploying it. The battle of wits between these three, and others around them, is what drives the story forward. What is amazing is that to a greater extent Dohse was able to achieve critical success in his fight against opposition to the German occupation more through the sheer incompetence of his opponents and their support organisations than by traditional intelligence gathering. An example: when reporting back to London via wireless communications, there was a method of formatting the message to indicate that the operator believed his cover to be blown and that consequential actions should be taken. On just such an occasion the operator was the Traitor and the Nazi by London for doing just that, as a "mistake", not to be repeated under any circumstances! It's amazing the Allies won the war at all! This is an absolutely fascinating book. Revealing in the degree to which much of the resistance operation in general was ineffective and had no real impact on the outcome of the war but served to boost the moral of those involved. It also revealed the lengths to which certain people will go in order to preserve their organisations and their own authority, including turning traitor. This book details the lives of 3 men who were involved in actions for and against the Resistance in the Bordeaux region during World War II - Roger Landes, a British secret agent, Friedrich Dohse, a Gestapo officer and the third, regional leader of the OCM Organisation civile et militaire - one of the larger Resistance networksAndre Grandclement, who collaborated with Bordeaux 1942-1944 the Gestapo and was branded a traitor. Following specialist training inLandes was sent to France by the British Spe This book details the lives of 3 men who were involved in actions for and against the Resistance in the The Traitor and the Nazi region during World War II - Roger Landes, a British secret agent, Friedrich Dohse, a Gestapo officer and the third, regional leader Bordeaux 1942-1944 the OCM Organisation civile et militaire - one of the larger Resistance networksAndre Grandclement, who collaborated with the the Gestapo and was branded a traitor. With a price on his head, Landes fled to Spain and back to London, but 2 months later he returned to Bordeaux, the Traitor and the Nazi time as the organiser of ACTOR, a network which reactivated Landes' "dormant" resistance groups, which went on to carry out major acts of sabotage to support the D-Day landings in June This slice of World War II history shows us that not everything in war is in simple black and white. It's a fast moving tale which reads almost like a modern day thriller as the Gestapo try to hunt down Landes and other secret agents, while Dohse - with the aid of French collaborators - set out to destroy any opposition to the German forces in France. While this is by no means a definitive study of the French resistance, it does give a fascinating glimpse into the double lives of French men and women who helped to liberate their country. Dec 27, Peter rated it it was amazing Shelves: history. A kind of sequel to Ashdown's A Brilliant Little Operation, which takes up the story of three individuals peripheral to that book: respectively in SOE, the French The Traitor and the Nazi and German counterintelligence in wartime Bordeaux. He skilfully draws together the personal stories from both sides of the conflict and blends them into the historical context. Also, the book puts flesh on the bones of one's vague understanding of the divisions and rivalries both in the French resistance and in wartime Lond A kind of sequel to Ashdown's A Brilliant Little Operation, which takes up the story of three individuals peripheral to that book: respectively in SOE, the French Resistance and German counterintelligence in wartime Bordeaux. Also, the book puts flesh on the bones of one's vague understanding of the divisions and rivalries both in the French resistance and in wartime London. There were also a few hints about how peacemakers can easily be exploited by one or both sides, a warning to those who follow this path. Overall, a very readable and enlightening narrative. An engaging read of how the french resistance organised and led by the english in Bordeaux helped win world war 2. This is a well researched piece of writing from Mr Ashdown, a surprisingly very addictive read that is not the usual dry fact book you expect. Highly recommended. Sep 16, Mark Iliff rated it it was amazing. Yes, I know my generation harps back to The War more than it should, but this is different: an up-close account of the Resistance from primary sources. The Bordeaux Resistance — the largest Bordeaux 1942-1944 Paris — was actually two Resistances, one run by the British as self-contained cells and one by the The Traitor and the Nazi as a national army in waiting. Right up the Traitor and the Nazi liberation, this caused tensions as the two forces tripped over each other. German intellige Yes, I know my generation harps back to The War more than it should, but this is different: an up-close account of the Resistance from primary sources. German intelligence sowed further dissent, even setting up a fake Maquis. You have to feel sorry for the poor bloody women and men who were trying to do right by their country in the midst of the confusion. Or the self- knowledge to know, before it was too late? Tip: There are quite a lot of characters to keep track of. This is another book that I have read to fill in a historical gap in my knowledge. I knew that the French were divided among themselves at the start of World War 2 and as a result gave the Germans an easy path to victory and that many aspects of the Resistance seemed to focus more on fighting other French than fighting the German occupiers, but I had never realised how fragmented they were until I read this excellent book by Paddy Ashdown about the work of British intelligence organising and sup This is another book that I have read to fill in a historical gap in my knowledge.
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