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The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare : Churchill's mavericks : plotting Hitler's defeat, Giles Milton
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- Summary
- Six gentlemen, one goal - the destruction of Hitler's war machine In the spring of 1939, a top secret organisation 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 to prove every bit as extraordinary as the six gentlemen who directed it. Winston Churchill selected them because they were wildly creative and thoroughly ungentlemanly. 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 favourite, Reinhard Heydrich. Another member of the team, William Fairbairn, was a portly pensioner with an unusual passion: he was the world's leading expert in silent killing. He was 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 planned the most audacious sabotage attacks of the Second World War. Winston Churchill called it his Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. The six 'ministers', aided by a group of formidable ladies, were so effective that they single-handedly changed the course of the war. Told with Giles Milton's trademark verve and eye for detail, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is thoroughly researched and based on hitherto unknown archival material. It is a gripping and vivid narrative of adventure and derring-do and is also, perhaps, the last great untold story of the Second World War
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781444798968
- Label
- The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare : Churchill's mavericks : plotting Hitler's defeat
- Title
- The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare
- Title remainder
- Churchill's mavericks : plotting Hitler's defeat
- Statement of responsibility
- Giles Milton
- Subject
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- Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
- Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Gubbins, Colin, Sir, 1896-1976
- Guerrilla warfare -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Great Britain
- Sabotage -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Six gentlemen, one goal - the destruction of Hitler's war machine In the spring of 1939, a top secret organisation 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 to prove every bit as extraordinary as the six gentlemen who directed it. Winston Churchill selected them because they were wildly creative and thoroughly ungentlemanly. 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 favourite, Reinhard Heydrich. Another member of the team, William Fairbairn, was a portly pensioner with an unusual passion: he was the world's leading expert in silent killing. He was 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 planned the most audacious sabotage attacks of the Second World War. Winston Churchill called it his Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. The six 'ministers', aided by a group of formidable ladies, were so effective that they single-handedly changed the course of the war. Told with Giles Milton's trademark verve and eye for detail, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is thoroughly researched and based on hitherto unknown archival material. It is a gripping and vivid narrative of adventure and derring-do and is also, perhaps, the last great untold story of the Second World War
- Cataloging source
- VHEI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Milton, Giles
- Dewey number
- 940.5486
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Churchill, Winston
- Churchill, Winston
- Gubbins, Colin
- Churchill, Winston
- Sabotage
- Guerrilla warfare
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Great Britain
- Label
- The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare : Churchill's mavericks : plotting Hitler's defeat, Giles Milton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057735385
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781444798968
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)952831259
- Label
- The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare : Churchill's mavericks : plotting Hitler's defeat, Giles Milton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057735385
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781444798968
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)952831259
Subject
- Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
- Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Gubbins, Colin, Sir, 1896-1976
- Guerrilla warfare -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Great Britain
- Sabotage -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965
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