{"product_id":"setting-the-med-ablaze-peter-dixon-9781916027336","title":"Setting the Med Ablaze: Churchill's Secret North African Base","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIt was Christmas 1942. Eleven young women braved the attentions of Nazi U-Boats in the deep Atlantic on their way to North Africa. About to play their part in defeating Hitler, they called themselves the First Eleven.\u003c\/strong\u003eAccording to Winston Churchill, the Mediterranean was the key to defeating the Third Reich. And a crucial part of undermining Fascist power in Italy, France and the Mediterranean islands would be subversion and sabotage. But the undercover fighters needed a springboard to spearhead their operations in the 'soft underbelly' of Europe.Those young women joined soldiers, sailors and heroic secret agents at the Special Operations Executive's new North African base. Code-named \u003cem\u003eMassingham\u003c\/em\u003e, it was hidden away among pine trees by a Mediterranean beach. SOE, America's OSS and the French intelligence agencies worked together to undermine cruel regimes. This is the remarkable story of \u003cem\u003eMassingham\u003c\/em\u003e. Its life was short. Less than two years after its formation, its multinational job was done. British, American, French, Italian, Spanish: together they played a key role in the Second World War.Alongside the espionage of MI6 and the strategic deception of 'A Force', \u003cem\u003eMassingham\u003c\/em\u003e's men and women launched covert operations at dead of night: by parachute, by submarine, by canoe easing silently on to a deserted beach. In the tradition of Antony Beevor and Ben Macintyre, this book reveals an aspect of WW2 history that has remained hidden for far too long.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916027334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916027336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cloudshill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Peter Dixon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993436389631,"sku":"9781916027336","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef344d46-f7bc-43ec-abf8-b5db9c2fd91b.jpg?v=1683324332","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/setting-the-med-ablaze-peter-dixon-9781916027336","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}