SOE versus Gestapo - Francis Suttill

The story of Major Francis Suttill and the Prosper network , story of one of the greatest dramas of the French Resistance by Francis Suttill. Translation by Pierre Chambern.

The British SOE versus the Gestapo

This essential work explores:

• Major Francis Suttill : Head of the Prosper network, the largest SOE network in France
• The SOE (Special Operations Executive) : Churchill's Special Operations Directorate
• The Prosper network : Organization, arms drops, and sabotage
• The German Gestapo : The Relentless Hunt for British Agents
• Betrayal and arrest : The collapse of the network in June 1943
• The Sachsenhausen camp : The deportation and execution of Suttill
• Winston Churchill and de Gaulle : Tensions between the SOE and Free France
• The preparation for the D-Day landings : The role of the SOE in the Liberation

Francis Suttill skillfully reveals the tragic story of his father, Major Francis Suttill, and the Prosper network, victims of the Gestapo in 1943. An essential analysis to understand the crucial role of the British SOE in the French Resistance and the sacrifices of secret agents.

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