{"product_id":"midnight-flyboys-the-american-bomber-crews-and-allied-secret-agents-who-aided-the-french-resistance-in-world-war-ii-hardcover","title":"Midnight Flyboys: The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War II - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold history of a top-secret operation in the run-up to D-Day in which American flyers and Allied spies carried out some of the most daring cloak-and-dagger operations of World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1943, the OSS--precursor to the CIA--came up with a plan to increase its support to the French resistance forces that were fighting the Nazis. To start, the OSS recruited some of the best American bomber pilots and crews to a secret airfield twenty miles west of London and briefed them on the intended mission. Given a choice to stay or leave, every airman volunteered for what became known as Operation Carpetbagger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their dangerous plan called for a new kind of flying: taking their B-24 Liberator bombers in the middle of the night across the English Channel and down to extremely low altitudes in Nazi-occupied France to find drop zones in dark fields. On the ground, resistance members waited to receive steel containers filled with everything from rifles and hand grenades to medicine and bicycle tires. Some nights, the flyers also dropped Allied secret agents by parachute to assist the French partisans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though their story remained classified for more than fifty years, the Carpetbaggers ultimately received a Presidential Unit Citation from the US military, which declared: \"it is safe to say that no group of this size has made a greater contribution to the war effort.\" Along with other members of the wartime OSS, they were also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on exclusive research and interviews, the definitive story of these heroic flyers--and of the brave secret agents and resistance leaders they aided--can now be told. Written in Bruce Henderson's \"spellbinding\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e) prose, \u003ci\u003eMidnight Flyboys\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing tale of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Henderson is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than twenty nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eSons and Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBridge to the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRescue at Los Baños\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAn award-winning journalist and author, Henderson has taught at USC School of Journalism and Stanford University. He lives in Menlo Park, California. Visit his website: BruceHendersonBooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978187702573,"sku":"9781668051412","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/YLc_Pj63RF9781668051412.webp?v=1775800912","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/midnight-flyboys-the-american-bomber-crews-and-allied-secret-agents-who-aided-the-french-resistance-in-world-war-ii-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}