{"product_id":"a-house-for-spies-sis-operations-into-occupied-france-from-a-sussex-farmhouse-9781913518011","title":"A House For Spies: SIS Operations into Occupied France from a Sussex Farmhouse","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable history of French intelligence agents and courageous British pilots who risked everything in the fight against Hitler! Perfect for fans of Ben Macintyre, Giles Milton and Sinclair McKay.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 1941 to 1944, Bignor Manor, a farmhouse in Sussex provided board and lodging for men and women of the French Resistance before they were flown by moonlight into occupied France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarbara Bertram, whose husband was a conducting officer for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), became hostess for these daring agents and their pilots during their brief stopovers in their house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut who were these men and women that passed through the Bertram's house? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd what activities did they conduct whilst in France that meant that so many of them never returned? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward Wake-Walker charts the experiences of numerous agents, such as Gilbert Renault, Christian Pineau and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, and the networks of operatives that they created that provided top-secret intelligence on German defences and naval bases, U-boats, as well as Hitler's devastating new weapons, the V-1 and V-2 flying bombs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA House For Spies\u003c\/i\u003e provides fascinating insight into the lives of SIS agents and their Lysander pilots who provided invaluable intelligence to Allied forces. This is a much-forgotten aspect of the Second World War that is only now being told by Edward Wake-Walker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Utterly fascinating, very moving and funny. I couldn't have enjoyed it more.\" - Hugh Grant \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Edward Wake-Walker's meticulously researched chronicles of desperate resistance, audacity, duty, determination and daring are a valuable addition to the history of World War II\" - Bel Mooney, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It kept me up at night as I wanted to know what happened to all the various characters [brought] so admirably back to life\" - Russell England, Director of \u003ci\u003eBletchley Park: Codebreaking's Forgotten Genius\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOperation Mincemeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3387847\"\u003eEdward Wake-Walker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913518011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913518019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO008000\"\u003eMilitary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS015000\"\u003eEurope | Great Britain | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sapere Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700886073581,"sku":"9781913518011","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_28c2ba29-2b86-4b35-aed4-cd91ee45a2c2.jpg?v=1703863907","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-house-for-spies-sis-operations-into-occupied-france-from-a-sussex-farmhouse-9781913518011","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}