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Churchill Deception : The True Story of Peter Churchill in World War II - PETER JACOBS

Churchill Deception

The True Story of Peter Churchill in World War II

By: PETER JACOBS

Hardcover | 2 January 2025

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To carry out one clandestine mission required courage, but to do it four times required courage on a quite extraordinary scale. Yet, that is exactly what Peter Churchill did. Peter Morland Churchill was born in Amsterdam in 1909 to British diplomat William Churchill and his wife Violet. A particularly gifted linguist, upon graduating from university, Churchill followed in his father's footsteps and entered into the British diplomatic service before eventually joining the Home Office Advisory Committee. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Churchill's professional exploits and linguistic prowess led him to the Special Operations Executive (SOE) - a secret British organisation formed in 1940 to carry out subversive warfare against the enemy in Nazi-occupied Europe. Churchill was among the early volunteers for the SOE, and joined as an Intelligence Officer in the French Section in 1941. Throughout his time in the organisation, Churchill made it into France on four separate missions. Each of these assignments were hazardous, requiring courage, resourcefulness and tireless hard work. Churchill was successful in his first three missions, but these hazards caught up with him and he was captured at the beginning of his fourth deployment to France. He endured torture, solitary confinement and the everyday horrors of the concentration camps as a result. He eventually made it back home at the end of the war and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his outstanding courage. The story of Peter Churchill and his time in the SOE is an incredible one. This remarkable history truly does justice to these experiences and will captivate any reader interested in the SOE or in the Second World War in general. AUTHOR: Peter Jacobs is a former RAF Wing Commander and the author of several books. This is his fourth title in the Aviation Heritage Trail series, following Airfields of 11 Group, Airfields of the D-Day Invasion Force; 2nd Tactical Air Force in South-East England in WWII and Southern and West Country Airfields of the D-Day Invasion Air Force; 2nd Tactical Air Force in Southern and South-West England in WWII. His other recent titles for Pen and Sword include Daring Raids of World War Two; Heroic Land, Sea and Air Attacks and Setting France Ablaze; The SOE in France During WWII. 30 b/w illustrations

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