Behind Enemy Lines.The war memoirs of Jedburgh Officer John Olmsted. (Paperback)
In 'Behind Enemy Lines', American OSS agent John Olmsted tells the fascinating story of his experiences as a member of Jedburgh Team 'Dudley', which dropped into occupied east Netherlands on 11/12 September 1944. Together with his two comrades, Dutch officer Henk Brinkgreve and Irish radio operator John 'Bunny' Austin, Olmsted's mission was to help organize the armed resistance in Overijssel in support of the Allied advance during Operation Market Ga rden, which started 6 days later. Following the Allied defeat at Arnhem, Olmsted and his team were trapped behind enemy lines. John Olmsted was one of the few Allied soldiers who managed to escape with Operation Pegasus 2 across the Rhine to liberated territory after the Battle of Arnhem. He vividly wrote about his experiences in Overijssel and Gelderland on the boat trip back to the USA shortly after the end of the war. Olmsted's first person account allows us to see one of the most shocking episodes in Dutch history through the eyes of a
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