LEADER 07217cam a2200769 i 4500001 278524 005 20240621233149.0 008 210419s2019 nyuab b 001 0beng 010 2018060307 019 110232056111034807561200155270 020 9780735225206 |q(hardcover) 020 0735225206 |q(hardcover) 020 9780735225220 |q(paperback) 020 0735225222 |q(paperback) 035 (OCoLC)on1052420595 035 278524 042 pcc 043 n-us---e-uk---e-fr--- 049 LHMA 040 LBSOR/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dGK8 |dTOH |dON8 |dUAP |dBUR |dLEB |dOCLCO |dDGU |dILC |dOCL |dCNCAR |dOCLCO |dTXSCH |dOCL |dOCLCA |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCL |dHFU |dOCL |dLHM 050 00 D810.S8 |bG83 2019 100 1 Guiet, Daniel |q(Daniel C.), |eauthor. 245 10 Scholars of mayhem : |bmy father's secret war in Nazi-occupied France / |cDaniel C. Guiet and Timothy K. Smith. 246 30 My father's secret war in Nazi-occupied France 264 1 New York : |bPenguin Press, |c2019. 300 xvii, 252 pages : |billustrations, map ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 336 still image |bsti |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 520 "The astonishing untold story of the author's father, the lone American on a 4-person SOE commando team dropped behind German lines in France, whose epic feats of irregular warfare proved vital in keeping Nazi tanks away from Normandy after D-Day"-- |cProvided by publisher 520 "The astonishing untold story of the author's father, the lone American on a four-person team of Allied secret agents dropped into Nazi-occupied France, whose epic feats of irregular warfare proved vital in keeping German tanks away from Normandy after D-Day. When Daniel Guiet was a child and his family moved country, as they frequently did, his father had one possession, a tin bread box, that always made the trip. Daniel was admonished never to touch the box, but one day he couldn't resist. What he found astonished him: a .45 automatic and five full clips; three slim knives; a length of wire with a wooden handle at each end; thin pieces of paper with random numbers on them; several passports with his father's photograph, each bearing a different name; and silk squares imprinted with different countries' flags, bearing messages in unfamiliar alphabets. The messages, he discovered much later, were variations on a theme: I am an American. Take me to the nearest Allied military office. You will be paid. Eventually Jean Claude Guiet revealed to his family that he had been in the CIA, but it was only at the very end of his life that he spoke of the mission during World War II that marked the beginning of his career in clandestine service. It is one of the last great untold stories of the war, and Daniel Guiet and his collaborator, the writer Tim Smith, have spent several years bringing it to life. Jean Claude was an American citizen but a child of France, and fluent in the language; he was also extremely bright. The American military was on the lookout for native French speakers to be seconded to a secret British special operations commando operation, dropping clandestine agents behind German lines in France to coordinate aid to the French Resistance and lead missions wreaking havoc on Germany's military efforts across the entire country. Jean Claude was recruited, and his life was changed forever. Though the human cost was terrible, the mission succeeded beyond the Allies' wildest dreams. [This book] tells the story of Jean Claude and the other three agents in his 'circuit, ' codenamed Salesman, a unit of Britain's Special Operations Executive, the secret service ordered by Churchill to 'Set Europe ablaze.' Parachuted into France the day after D-Day, the Salesman team organized, armed, and commanded an underground army of 10,000 French Resistance fighters. National pride has kept the story of SOE in France obscure, but of this there is no doubt: While the Resistance had plenty of heart, it was SOE that gave it teeth and claws. Scholars of Mayhem adds brilliantly to that picture, and further underscores what a close-run thing the success of the Allied breakout from the Normandy landings actually was."--Jacket 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241) and index. 520 During World War II the American military was on the lookout for native French speakers to be seconded to a secret British special operations commando operation. The agents would be dropped behind German lines in France to coordinate aid to the French Resistance and wreak havoc on Germany's military efforts. Though the human cost was terrible, the mission succeeded beyond the Allies' wildest dreams. Guiet and Smith tell the story of Jean Claude Guiet and the other three agents in his 'circuit, ' codenamed Salesman. Parachuted into France the day after D-Day, they organized, armed, and commanded an underground army of 10,000 French Resistance fighters. It was only at the very end of his life that Jean Claude spoke of the mission during World War II that marked the beginning of his career in clandestine service. -- adapted from jacket 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Guiet, Jean Claude. 610 10 Great Britain. |bSpecial Operations Executive |vBiography. 650 0 Spies |zUnited States |vBiography. 650 0 Espionage, American |zFrance |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xSecret service |zGreat Britain. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xMilitary intelligence |zFrance. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xUnderground movements |zFrance. 650 0 Espionage, British |zFrance. 650 7 HISTORY |zEurope |xFrance. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY |xMilitary |xWorld War II. |2bisacsh 650 7 POLITICAL SCIENCE |xIntelligence & Espionage. |2bisacsh 610 17 Great Britain. |bSpecial Operations Executive. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00535600 650 7 Espionage, American. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00915388 650 7 Espionage, British. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00915390 650 7 Military intelligence. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01021270 650 7 Secret service. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01110661 650 7 Spies. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01129772 650 7 Underground movements, War. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01355184 651 7 France. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204289 651 7 Great Britain. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204623 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xSecret service. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xUnderground movements. 647 7 World War |d(1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 Biographies. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 700 1 Smith, Timothy |q(Timothy K.), |eauthor. 776 08 |iOnline version:Guiet, Daniel (Daniel C.). |tScholars of mayhem. |dNew York : Penguin Press, 2019 |z9780735225213 |w(DLC) 2019000575 852 0 |bscstacks |hD810.S8 |iG83 2019