The Brenner assignment : the untold story of the most daring spy mission of World War II /
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Author / Creator: | O'Donnell, Patrick K., 1969- |
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Imprint: | [Cambridge, MA] : Da Capo, c2008. |
Description: | xvii, 286 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | United States. -- Office of Strategic Services -- History. Geheime Staatspolizei United States. -- Office of Strategic Services. World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Italy. World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Italy. Weltkrieg <1939-1945>) Geheimdienst Spionage Commando troops. Underground movements, War. Brenner Pass (Austria and Italy) -- History, Military -- 20th century. USA Südtirol Europe -- Brenner Pass. Italy. History. Military history. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7469340 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Maps
- Preface
- Prologue: May 1945, Andrich, Italy
- 1. Letter to Destiny
- 2. "Looking for Trouble"
- 3. Odyssey
- 4. Desperados
- 5. The Plan
- 6. Boondoggle
- 7. The Jump
- 8. "No"
- 9. Bridges and Molotovs
- 10. Bored in Siena
- 11. The "Evil Genius"
- 12. The Mountaineer
- 13. The Countess
- 14. Green Light
- 15. Mission Impossible
- 16. Weaving the Web
- 17. La Montanara
- 18. A Lover's Christmas
- 19. Tacoma
- 20. Messages in Bottles
- 21. Journey to Cortina
- 22. Against All Odds
- 23. Disappointment
- 24. Caught in the Web
- 25. Lover's Lament
- 26. Rescue
- 27. The Hangman's Noose
- 28. A Cry for Help
- 29. Pitched Battles
- 30. Manhunt
- 31. Hiding
- 32. Captured
- 33. On the Run
- 34. Camp
- 35. Regrouping
- 36. Blow the Bridge
- 37. The Trial
- 38. Ticket to Ride
- 39. Ambush
- 40. Schiffer's Run
- 41. Freedom
- 42. Chappell's War
- 43. Trapped
- 44. Vendetta
- 45. War Crimes Case #36
- 46. On the Lam
- 47. Home
- 48. Atonement
- 49. Full Circle
- 50. Sunrise
- Cast of Characters
- Notes
- Index