MI9
A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two
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MI9
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Narrated by:
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Helen Lloyd
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By:
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Helen Fry
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A thrilling history of MI9 - the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines
When Allied fighters were trapped behind enemy lines, one branch of military intelligence helped them escape: MI9. The organization set up clandestine routes that zigzagged across Nazi-occupied Europe, enabling soldiers and airmen to make their way home. Secret agents and resistance fighters risked their lives and those of their families to hide the men.
Drawing on declassified files and eye-witness testimonies from across Europe and the United States, Helen Fry provides a significant reassessment of MI9’s wartime role. Central to its success were figures such as Airey Neave, Jimmy Langley, Sam Derry, and Mary Lindell, who was one of only a few women parachuted into enemy territory for MI9. This astonishing account combines escape and evasion tales with the previously untold stories behind the establishment of MI9 - and reveals how the organization saved thousands of lives.
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Some of the people involved whether military or civilian. Listing the enormous risks they took and how they went about it.
I particularly enjoyed the enginuity of the compass buttons that hit in plain sight.
Incredible well written and narrated.
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Who knew!
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A fascinating book
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Fascinating
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If you have ever watched secret army that was based on the comet line (secret army is available to watch on britbox at the moment 20/02/2023)
This is my kind of thing
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Wow the work of MI9 is little known to most, but there were some fascinating insights into who things were done during the war.
Loved the chapter on getting games into the pow camps with various ingenious items hidden within them under the auspices of fake charitable organisations. Well done to the game maker Waddingtons for their efforts.
Also the part about Q and the explanation of this department and subsequent use in the Bond movies.
Narration was a little bland, but perfectly acceptable.
Fascinating
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Some of the information contained within it wasn’t declassified when other books on WW2 E&E were written and so it’s bang up to date with the accounts of those who took part in these incredibly dangerous escapes.
For me it was the courage of the civilians who helped the escapers that stood out. Their heroism saved so many lives and some very modestly chose not to recognised for their work post WW2.
A great book that I’d recommend 100%.
Outstanding! Superbly researched and detailed.
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A tale that needs to be told
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Fantastic Listen!
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Informative and entertaining
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