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-
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
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ISBN:9780306815775
030681577X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-272) and index.
Summary:Describes the true story of a small team of American spies who parachuted into Italy with plans to destroy a segment of the Brenner Pass in order to halt supplies coming in from Germany during World War II.
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