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Scholars of Mayhem : My Father's Secret War in Nazi-Occupied France by Great Britain. Special Operations Executive;Guiet, Daniel C;Guiet, Jean Claude;Smith, Timothy K is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The astonishing untold story of the author's father, the lone American on a 4-person SOE commando team dropped behind German lines in France, whose epic feats of irregular warfare proved vital in keeping Nazi tanks away from Normandy after D-Day.When Daniel Guiet was a child and his family moved country, as they frequently did, his father had one possession, a tin bread box, that always made the trip. Daniel was admonished never to touch the box, but one day he couldn't resist. What he found astonished him: a .45 automatic and five full clips; three slim knives; a length of wire with a wooden handle at each end; thin pieces of paper with random numbers on them; several passports with his father's photograph, each bearing a different name; and a large silk square with eight flags, with a message underneath each flag in the language corresponding to it. The one in English read: "I am an American. Help me. You will be well paid."Eventually Jean Claude Guiet revealed to his family that he had been in the CIA, but it was only at the very end of his life that he spoke of the mission during World War II that marked the beginning of his career in clandestine service. It is one of the last

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Author

Great Britain. Special Operations Executive;Guiet, Daniel C;Guiet, Jean Claude;Smith, Timothy K

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group;Penguin Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780735225213

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.6 / 5 (79 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14