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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 53 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Bonnie Friedman. |
| Summary |
Operation Sussex was one of the most important intelligence operations of World War II. This top secret spy mission was created and directed by the headquarters of General Eisenhower. The plan was for the Americans, British and Free French intelligence services to recruit and train volunteers for an Allied resistance network. One hundred twenty operatives parachuted 2 at a time into occupied France without Geneva Convention protections and then provided crucial details about the German military leading up to the D-Day invasion and beyond. General Donovan, head of the OSS stated, 'As long as we had the Sussex teams ahead of us it was like we had a brightly lit path, but beyond it was like advancing into a dark tunnel.' Here for the first time on film is the first person account of this extraordinary mission with the last surviving members shot on location in France and England. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- France.
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Espionage, American -- France -- 20th century.
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Espionage, British -- France -- 20th century.
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Espionage, French -- France -- 20th century.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Friedman, Bonnie, film director.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11948793 |
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