Agent for the Resistance
Author | : Herman Bodson |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 0890966079 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780890966075 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Download or read book Agent for the Resistance written by Herman Bodson and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dramatic memoir traces Herman Bodson's transformation from a pacifist and scientist to, in his own words, "a cold fighter and a killer" in the Belgian underground, an expert in explosives and sabotage. Serving first in the OMBR (Office Militaire Belge de Resistance), he later formed a group of underground fighters in the Belgian Ardennes. They undertook blowing up military trains and installations - including the sabotage of a bridge which resulted in the deaths of some six hundred German soldiers - cutting German communication lines, and rescuing downed American fliers. Bodson also served as a medical aide to an American military doctor at Bastogne in the crucial days of the Battle of the Bulge.