Midnight Flyboys: The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War II

The untold history of a top-secret World War II operation in the run-up to D-Day in which American flyers and Allied spies supported the French resistance by carrying out some of the war’s most daring cloak-and-dagger operations. Classified for more than fifty years, this remarkable chapter of military history is an astonishing tale of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice.

In 1943, the OSS—precursor to the CIA—came up with a plan to increase its support to the French resistance forces that wer...