The story of the Jedburghs has never properly been told before. Conceived as part of the Special Operations Executive, and their 'unconventional warfare' campaign, information about them only began to be properly declassified recently. The Jeds were highly effective three-man bands operating at extraordinary odds, pitched in battles against the German troops and evading gestapo manhunts, and were a crucial force in the liberation of France. Each Jed unit was made up of three selected members of the Special Forces, a combination of Englishman, Americans and Frenchmen. Between 1944-45 they were parachuted deep behind enemy lines and charged with supporting the French Resistance by whatever means necessary. Lt. Col. Will Irwin gives us, for the first time, the full history of these pioneering units, but always woven within the gripping personal narratives of the actual Jed members themselves. From Captain Adrian Wise, the cultured, British expert in guerilla warfare, to the youthful Jo Di Maggio lookalike Sargeant Kehoe, the heroic stories of these young men are told with pace and colour.
Based on diaries, correspondence and interviews with veterans, Will Irwin has created a moving and compelling tribute to The Jeds. This is a vivid drama of a crucial but little known band of brave men.
- ISBN10 0091912385
- ISBN13 9780091912383
- Publish Date 1 January 2099 (first published 10 October 2005)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 7 December 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Ebury Publishing
- Imprint Ebury Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 228
- Language English