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Book Synopsis"This is a 3-in-1 bargain: a gripping tale of adventure; a solid contribution to the history of World War II; and an illuminating introduction to the contemporary tragedy of Yugoslavia." —Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lindsay's memoirs are largely based on newly declassified materials. 25 illustrations.
Trade Review"Lindsay's memoir of his experiences as an American OSS officer with Tito's Partisans stands as a classic work of Resistance literature, but the book's overriding importance lies in its clarification of the ethnic/religious tensions that led to the present Balkan tragedy. . . . The book combines a rousing personal adventure story with new information on the Partisan contribution to the Allied war effort, and at the same time provides a useful lesson in Balkan history that is directly pertinent to the current bloodshed." --
Publishers Weekly"This first-hand account of resistance warfare and internal political gamesmanship among Tito's forces is a compelling introduction to an area whose ethnic hatred remains so much a part of today's news." -- John R. Vallely, Siena College Library, Loudonville * N.Y. *
"A cracking good tale of covert operations." * Roland Green *
"This is a marvellous book, a gripping adventure story which is also an important historical memoir of direct relevance to today's Yugoslavia. . . . It is a brilliantly intelligent account of the nature of subversive operations and of the politics and stategy of the Yugoslav campaign. It is also splendidly written, with the freshness of a text penned in the immediate aftermath of the arresting events it describes." --
The Daily TelegraphTable of Contents1. To Slovenia by parachute; 2. Preparing for the mission; 3. First days with the partisans; 4. Crossing the border; 5. Inside the Third Reich; 6. Blowing up Germany's railroads; 7. Night marches and hidden hospitals; 8. The partisans organise a shadow government; 9. Radios, codes and codebreakers; 10. Liberation of a mountain valley; 11. The lure of Austria; 12. Failure in Austria; 13. Revolution comes into the open; 14. The German winter offensive begins; 15. Ethnic and ideological wars in Croatia; 16. Tito's government takes control in Belgrade; 17. The defeat of the Chetniks; 18. Communist rule becomes absolute; 19. The Cold War begins in Trieste; 20. In the wake of the hot war; 21. How it all turned out; Appendix; Notes; Index.
