Book
Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare : the mavericks who plotted Hitler's defeat / Giles Milton.
"Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine. In the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage. The guerrilla campaign that followed was every bit as extraordinary as the six men who directed it. One of them, Cecil Clarke, was a maverick engineer who had spent the 1930s inventing futuristic caravans. Now, his talents were put to more devious use: he built the dirty bomb used to assassinate Hitler's favorite, Reinhard Heydrich. Another, William Fairbairn, was a portly pensioner with an unusual passion: he was the world's leading expert in silent killing, hired to train the guerrillas being parachuted behind enemy lines. Led by dapper Scotsman Colin Gubbins, these men--along with three others--formed a secret inner circle that, aided by a group of formidable ladies, single-handedly changed the course Second World War: a cohort hand-picked by Winston Churchill, whom he called his Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250119025
- ISBN: 1250119022
- Physical Description: x, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Picador, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-339) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The third man -- Thinking dirty -- Making bangs for Churchill -- Sweet Fanny Adams -- The wild guerrillas of Kent -- The enemy within -- The first big bang -- Killing school -- Gubbins's pirates -- A deadly bang -- Masters of sabotage -- Czech-mate -- Sabotage in the mountains -- Man of steel -- In the bleak midwinter -- Enter Uncle Sam -- Gubbins's Trojan War -- Fighting with hedgehogs -- Operation Gubbins. |
| Original Version Note: | Originally published as: Ministry of ungentlemanly warfare. Great Britain : John Murray, 2016. |
Search for related items by subject
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | 940.548641 .M662c 2017 (Text) | 37814003233674 | NON-FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Cascade Locks Library | 940.5486 MIL 2017 (Text) | 33892100437897 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ontario Community Library | 940.54 MILTO (Text) | 33330004271393 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Vale High School Library | 940.54 MILTON (Text) | 37770000137252 | Stacks | Available | - |
