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| Title | : | Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat |
| Author | : | Giles Milton |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | February 7th 2017 by Picador |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. War. World War II. Military Fiction |
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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.
Giles Milton's Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a gripping and vivid narrative of adventure and derring-do that is also, perhaps, the last great untold story of the Second World War.
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| ISBN: | 1250119022 (ISBN13: 9781250119025) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History & Biography (2017) |
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Ratings: 4.34 From 3268 Users | 423 ReviewsCrit Out Of Books Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat
Excellent, very readable account of the various unconventional warfare types who came together under Churchill's sponsorship. They came from walks of life as unlikely as caravan (RV) makers and others to fashion unique and very effective weapons out of equally unlikely materials like candy and condoms.They were largely opposed by the established military but became accepted after their guerrilla tactics and effective weapons were quickly realized as being effective force multipliers. The book isThis history of those who worked tirelessly to build and plan Britain's and indeed the Allies Special Forces and guerrilla operations and some of those who carried them out is thrilling, exhilarating and wonderfully informative.
I was excited to buy this book because I have always had an interest in World War II and this seemed to offer new information. It did.The book tells the story of a small group of mavericks who disdained the grinding bureaucracy, mindless discipline and conventional thinking of both the British Army and government ministries, leading up to and during World War II. They knew that in 1940 Britain was facing its darkest hour, an expression we associate with Winston Churchill, of course, who coined
This is not so much a book about Churchill as it is about the people he surrounded himself in an attempt to stymie Hitler's war effort. The damage they caused at Norsk Hydro prevented Hitler from being able to develop the bomb. Their hit and run raids caused the Germans an extra 2 weeks to reach Normandy, by which time Allied forces had already established a beachhead. Sadly, no evidence exists of their exploits. The facilities that were utilized have either been destroyed or turned back to
FAN-F$&@ING-TASTIC. I absolutely love history that reads like a novel, and this was a swashbuckling ride from beginning to end. I had no idea just how little I knew about the massive impact that these brave saboteurs has on the outcome of the war, and ultimately history as we know it. Good gracious, this was loads of fun.
To me this read like an incredible spy novel. However, this was real life. During World War II, British prime minister Winston Churchill organized a top secret spy organization to wreck havoc on Hitler's war machine. Six men directed the guerrilla warfare against the Germans. Cecil Clarke, was an engineer and an explosives expert who was responsible for the assassination of SA leader Reinhard Heydrich. Another was William Fairburn, who was the world's leading expert in silent killing and hand to
Such an enjoyable read and written in such an informative grouping of short stories of what became of the British MI(R) during World War 2. Most great stories involving clandestine services don't come into light until years later and this goes to prove that there are never enough great stories about World War 2. It is also a sobering reminder that there is no 'clean' war and that the John Wayne portrayals of war are mere fiction. What these stories do reveal though is that there are unsung
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