FDR's 12 Apostles
Subtitle: The Spies Who Paved the Way for the Invasion of North Africa
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: The Lyons Press, an imprint of the Globe Pequot Press
Published: October 1, 2006
Place of publication: Guilford, CT
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781592289165
Subjects: Espionage & secret services; European history: Second World War; History of specific subjects; Military intelligence; Second World War, 1939-1945; World War II; U.S. History - 20th Century (General); History; History - Military / War; History - U.S; History: American; Europe; North Africa; Military - Intelligence/Espionage; Military - World War II; United States - 20th Century; United States - 20th Century/WWII; History / United States / 20th Century; Africa, North; Campaigns; Secret service; United States; World War, 1939-1945
Table of contents: title: Prologue : How a handful of men made a difference; title: Part 1 : Before the torch was lit.; title: June 14, 1940 : the business of barbarians; title: Vichy-Washington-Algiers : a North African story; title: How to become a Vice-Consul; title: Casablanca : of pet milk, green tea, and sugar; title: An odd couple : Algiers-Oran, Summer-Fall 1941; title: The man in black : Algiers-Tunis : Summer-Winter 1941; title: Part 2 : The torch is lit.; title: Pearl Harbor : the OSS enters the snake pit; title: Why, Bob! What are you doing here?; title: Desperate venture at Cherchel; title: Part 3 : Torch burns brightly, flickers.; title: Furious hours: Rebeccas and Dominican robes; title: Landings : Darlan becomes the U.S. noble puppet; title: Darlan assassinated : a dark secret; title: Epilogue : Medals of merit; title: Appendix : Jacques Lemaigre Dubreuil, French patriot, and Robert Murphy