MI9
A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two
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Helen Lloyd
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Helen Fry
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A thrilling history of MI9 - the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines
When Allied fighters were trapped behind enemy lines, one branch of military intelligence helped them escape: MI9. The organization set up clandestine routes that zigzagged across Nazi-occupied Europe, enabling soldiers and airmen to make their way home. Secret agents and resistance fighters risked their lives and those of their families to hide the men.
Drawing on declassified files and eye-witness testimonies from across Europe and the United States, Helen Fry provides a significant reassessment of MI9’s wartime role. Central to its success were figures such as Airey Neave, Jimmy Langley, Sam Derry, and Mary Lindell, who was one of only a few women parachuted into enemy territory for MI9. This astonishing account combines escape and evasion tales with the previously untold stories behind the establishment of MI9 - and reveals how the organization saved thousands of lives.
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- Tristan Hardy
- 21-05-22
Incredible well written and narrated.
An incredible insight into secretive organisation created and established during the world wars.
Some of the people involved whether military or civilian. Listing the enormous risks they took and how they went about it.
I particularly enjoyed the enginuity of the compass buttons that hit in plain sight.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-12-21
Who knew!
As a huge fan of information/stories and the sheer unalloyed bravery of people in this war I was amazed at finding out about MI9 no idea it existed! A wonderfully factual detailed narration I thoroughly recommend
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- Agnes
- 21-09-21
A fascinating book
A very interesting book which was made even better by the narrator’s clear narration and the fact that each major chapter is broken down into shorter smaller stories. Perfectly for listening to when you’ve not got time to listen for a couple of hours at a time. The variety of people, places, and stories covered made this an extremely worthwhile listen for me. Highly recommended!
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- SMICS
- 22-08-22
Fascinating
A great combination of the horrors that escapers went through, the incredible organisation behind the escape lines and some amusing moments too. Well worth a listen.
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- Antony G Saunders
- 02-06-21
A tale that needs to be told
The incredible story of the escape and invasion networks in WW2. Bravery and commitment of the highest order in face of torture and death. Well researched and written. very good.
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- J. Evans
- 04-08-22
Fantastic Listen!
A truly phenomenal book about an agency I didn't know existed! A MUST READ !
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-02-23
Informative and entertaining
I do not agree with those who mark this book down for its narration, which is excellent, and takes a tone which suits the subject. I agree with the reviews who ask for more actual escape stories, but these are available in other books. The information given is full of things I did not know. I am very glad to have read it.
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- W. N. Legge
- 20-02-23
This is my kind of thing
This is my kind of thing and of course not for everyone but I loved it. I was very pleased to listen to the chapters about “the comet line”
If you have ever watched secret army that was based on the comet line (secret army is available to watch on britbox at the moment 20/02/2023)
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- Sigrin
- 18-04-24
Fascinating
Wow the work of MI9 is little known to most, but there were some fascinating insights into who things were done during the war.
Loved the chapter on getting games into the pow camps with various ingenious items hidden within them under the auspices of fake charitable organisations. Well done to the game maker Waddingtons for their efforts.
Also the part about Q and the explanation of this department and subsequent use in the Bond movies.
Narration was a little bland, but perfectly acceptable.
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- Stodders
- 13-09-24
Outstanding! Superbly researched and detailed.
This has to be the definitive book on the wartime activities of MI9.
Some of the information contained within it wasn’t declassified when other books on WW2 E&E were written and so it’s bang up to date with the accounts of those who took part in these incredibly dangerous escapes.
For me it was the courage of the civilians who helped the escapers that stood out. Their heroism saved so many lives and some very modestly chose not to recognised for their work post WW2.
A great book that I’d recommend 100%.
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