An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 286 pages; Description: xxiii, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 --Military intelligence --Ghana --Secret service --History --To 1957
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"In the author's engaging style, Soldiers, Airmen, Spies, and Whisperers provides a clearer picture of the history and political relations of the Gold Coast during the Second World War. It tells the story of the Takoradi resupply mission and British espionage and intelligence misisions, bringing to life a quiet and covert war of propaganda, spying, and smuggling. It also conveys the flavor of life in the Gold Coast both for the colonial administrators and for the African populations under colonial rule.... A valuable addition to historical literature." -- James L. A. Webb, Jr., associate professor of history, Colby College
The fall of France in June 1940 left the Gold Coast surrounded by potentially hostile French colonies that had rejected de Gaulle's call to continue the fight, signaling instead their support for Marshall Petain's pro-German Vichy regime. In Soldiers, Airmen, Spies, and Whisperers, Nancy Lawler describes how the Gold Coast Regiment, denuded of battalions fighting in East Africa, was rapidly expanded at home to meet the threat of invasion. Professor Lawler also shows how the small airport at Takoradi was converted into a major Royal Air Force base and came to play a vital role in the supply of aircraft to the British Eighth Army in North Africa. The importance of the Gold Coast to the Allied war effort necessitated the creation of elaborate propaganda and espionage networks, the activities of which ranged from rumor-mongering to smuggling and sabotage. The London-based Special Operations Executive moved into West Africa, where it worked closely with de Gaulle's Free French Intelligence. Lawler presents a vivid account of SOE's major triumph-masterminding the migration of a substantial part of the Gyaman people from Vichy Cote d'Ivoire to the Gold Coast. As she looks at the plethora of military and civil organizations involved in the war, Lawler throws light on decision making in Brazzaville, London, and Washington. This is an account of World War II in one colony, but the story is firmly set within the wider context of a world at war.
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Hardcover. Condición: . ~ [TEMPORARY REDUCTION SALE: 20-30% OFF THE REGULAR PRICE] ~ Ilustrador. 1st Edition. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xxvi, 286. Plus 16 unnumbered pages of illustrations, bound in the text in two suites. With halftone frontispiece, 30 halftone illustrations, 3 full-page maps; notes, bibliography, index. HARDCOVER, pale red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. ~ FIRST EDITION. Describes how the Gold Coast Regiment, denuded of battalions fighting in East Africa, was rapidly expanded to meet the threat of invasion when in June 1940 the fall of France left the Gold Coast surrounded by potentially hostile French colonies that had rejected de Gaulle's call to continue the fight. Important reading for understanding what was happening in Africa during World War II. Q-3. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0395
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