Espionage in occupied France during WWII

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

7 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/12/2009

Category :

History & geography

Sub category :

Modern history

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Summary :

Introduction.
Understand how intelligence services became formal within the Allied governments.
1. The United States' lack of sabotage, propaganda or economic warfare organizations.
2. The OSS and their time in Africa and the Mediterranean.
The OSS and France.
1. OSS's choice not to enter France through London.
2. This sophisticated agent named 'Tommy'.
3. Brown and the courage of the French agents.
4. OSS's request for Brown to continue working in France.
5. Establishing additional intelligence networks inside France.
Cocnlusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

The practise of espionage is not a new one; in fact it has been dubbed my many at the world's second oldest profession. espionage had particular significance for the Allied forces during World War II. Those involved were a special breed of wartime contributors. They were extraordinary men and women who chose to fight, often alone and always in great danger, behind enemy lines. Many of these brave people were barely teenagers, who proved willing to strap on parachutes and jump into the unknown. Clandestine wireless operators in occupied france had an average life expectancy of six weeks, as their capture usually led to torture and execution. This is why these agents were advised to have on hand at all times suicide pills. Being a "spy" during this time was a thankless job, but many were drawn to it because of the excitement, and adrenaline rush that it provided, while others joined to escape other military duties, choosing instead to contribute to the war in a highly personalized way, while being masters of their own destiny.