Code Name Nimrod
Author - James Leasor
Year published - 1981
Published by - Houghton Mifflin Company
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - World War 2 - Europe
Summary
Before the D-Day landings in 1944, British and American deception planners sought to convince the German High Command that the Allied invasion would be in the Pas de Calais, northeast of the Seine, and not in Normandy. In a desperate last-minute attempt to convince Hitler, possibly against his commanders' views, a volunteer was sought to fly to France, carrying what would seem unarguable evidence that the main landings were to take place around Calais. The man chosen was a young Austrian refugee. After months of careful training, he was flown into France on this mission. The details of Nimrod's adventures in France provide the core of this book. Since the initial landings had already taken place while he was still with the Germans, he not only had to convince them that Normandy was the feint but he also had to escape at the crucial moment and make his way back through the Allied lines.
Notes - Slight wear on dust jacket
Author - James Leasor
Year published - 1981
Published by - Houghton Mifflin Company
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - World War 2 - Europe
Summary
Before the D-Day landings in 1944, British and American deception planners sought to convince the German High Command that the Allied invasion would be in the Pas de Calais, northeast of the Seine, and not in Normandy. In a desperate last-minute attempt to convince Hitler, possibly against his commanders' views, a volunteer was sought to fly to France, carrying what would seem unarguable evidence that the main landings were to take place around Calais. The man chosen was a young Austrian refugee. After months of careful training, he was flown into France on this mission. The details of Nimrod's adventures in France provide the core of this book. Since the initial landings had already taken place while he was still with the Germans, he not only had to convince them that Normandy was the feint but he also had to escape at the crucial moment and make his way back through the Allied lines.
Notes - Slight wear on dust jacket
Author - James Leasor
Year published - 1981
Published by - Houghton Mifflin Company
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - World War 2 - Europe
Summary
Before the D-Day landings in 1944, British and American deception planners sought to convince the German High Command that the Allied invasion would be in the Pas de Calais, northeast of the Seine, and not in Normandy. In a desperate last-minute attempt to convince Hitler, possibly against his commanders' views, a volunteer was sought to fly to France, carrying what would seem unarguable evidence that the main landings were to take place around Calais. The man chosen was a young Austrian refugee. After months of careful training, he was flown into France on this mission. The details of Nimrod's adventures in France provide the core of this book. Since the initial landings had already taken place while he was still with the Germans, he not only had to convince them that Normandy was the feint but he also had to escape at the crucial moment and make his way back through the Allied lines.
Notes - Slight wear on dust jacket
