The air-raid warden was a spy
Subtitle: and other tales from home-front America in World War II
By: William B. Breuer.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Anecdotes.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Anecdotes.; Espionage -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.; United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Anecdotes.
Genres: Anecdotes.
Description: In his latest collection of fresh and surprising stories from World War II, popular author and distinguished historian William Breuer recounts over fifty little-known tales of military actions, espionage, and skullduggery on the home front. Based on personal interviews, official archives, and declassified documents, The Air-Raid Warden Was a Spy features intriguing accounts of covert raids and combat experiments, spies and saboteurs, draft dodgers and do-gooders, and various escapes and secret operations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-222) and index.