Return to the Reich
(Playaway)
Author
Contributors
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020].
ISBN
9781662222733, 1662222734
Physical Desc
1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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Newport - Audiobooks | AudioDig 940.5486 Lic | On Shelf |
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020].
Format
Playaway
Language
English
ISBN
9781662222733, 1662222734
Notes
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Participants/Performers
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris.
Description
"The remarkable story of Fred Mayer, a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany only to return as an American commando on a secret mission behind enemy lines. Growing up in Germany, Freddy Mayer witnessed the Nazis' rise to power. When he was sixteen, his family made the decision to flee to the United States -- they were among the last German Jews to escape, in 1938. In America, Freddy tried enlisting the day after Pearl Harbor, only to be rejected as an "enemy alien" because he was German. He was soon recruited to the OSS, the countrys first spy outfit before the CIA. Freddy, joined by Dutch Jewish refugee Hans Wynberg and Nazi defector Franz Weber, parachuted into Austria as the leader of Operation Greenup, meant to deter Hitlers last stand. He posed as a Nazi officer and a French POW for months, dispatching reports to the OSS via Hans, holed up with a radio in a nearby attic. The reports contained a goldmine of information, provided key intelligence about the Battle of the Bulge, and allowed the Allies to bomb twenty Nazi trains. On the verge of the Allied victory, Freddy was captured by the Gestapo and tortured and waterboarded for days. Remarkably, he persuaded the Nazi commander for the region to surrender, completing one of the most successful OSS missions of the war. Based on years of research and interviews with Mayer himself, whom the author was able to meet only months before his death at the age of ninety-four, Return to the Reich is an eye-opening, unforgettable narrative of World War II heroism."--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Audiobooks.
Biographies.
Espionage, American -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- Freiburg im Breisgau -- Biography.
Mayer, Frederick, -- 1921-2016.
Preloaded audio players.
Spies -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Office of Strategic Services -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Austria.
Biographies.
Espionage, American -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- Freiburg im Breisgau -- Biography.
Mayer, Frederick, -- 1921-2016.
Preloaded audio players.
Spies -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Office of Strategic Services -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Austria.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lichtblau, E. (2020). Return to the Reich . Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lichtblau, Eric. 2020. Return to the Reich. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lichtblau, Eric. Return to the Reich Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lichtblau, Eric. Return to the Reich Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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