{"product_id":"operation-jericho-freeing-the-french-resistance-from-gestapo-jail-amiens-1944-9781472852069","title":"Operation Jericho: Freeing the French Resistance from Gestapo jail, Amiens 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 80 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 26 May 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOperation Jericho was a daring and audacious prison break orchestrated by an elite group of British, Australian, and New Zealand bomber pilots during World War II. The mission involved a low-level flight to Amiens jail, where a group of French Resistance prisoners were under the sentence of death. The goal was to blow holes in the prison walls and free the prisoners while minimizing casualties and eliminating German guards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe situation in northern France in early 1944 was critical, with many résistants being captured and imprisoned by the Germans. Among the jails was Amiens, where hundreds of French agents awaited likely execution for their activities. To repay their debt of honor, MI6 requested an air raid with a seemingly impossible brief: to simultaneously blow holes in the prison walls, free as many men and women as possible while minimizing casualties, and kill German guards in their quarters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe RAF decided that the low-level specialists of No. 140 Wing had a chance of success, despite the huge difficulties involved. The crews would have to fly their bomb-run at an altitude of just 20ft, making it one of the most challenging air raids of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo execute the mission, the pilots used a combination of first-hand accounts, explanatory 3D diagrams, and dramatic original artwork. The eminent historian Robert Lyman explains how one of the most difficult and spectacular air raids of World War II was pulled off, debunking some of the myths over why the raid was ordered in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe operation was successful, and hundreds of French Resistance prisoners were freed. The pilots' bravery and skill in executing the mission are a testament to the courage and determination of the Allied forces during the war. Operation Jericho remains one of the most remarkable and daring air raids of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 266g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 186 x 246 x 7 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781472852069\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Lyman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100341793018,"sku":"9781472852069","price":10.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1654858316034_book.jpg?v=1655095882","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/operation-jericho-freeing-the-french-resistance-from-gestapo-jail-amiens-1944-9781472852069","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}