MI9 : a history of the secret service for escape and evasion in World War Two / Helen Fry.

Author: Fry, Helen, 1967- author.

ImprintNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]

Descriptionxix, 327 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Note:Prologue : red carnation -- The creation of MI9 -- Europe under occupation -- Gateway to freedom -- The Pat Line -- The Comet Line -- Escape lines under attack -- Great escapes -- Intelligence School 9 (IS9) -- Sea evacuations -- Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) -- Italy -- Under the wings of the Vatican -- Operation Marathon and D-Day -- IS9(WEA) Western Europe -- A matter of humanity -- The Far East and other theatres of war --Epilogue : the legacy.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-320) and index.

Note:"A thrilling history of MI9--the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines."

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