The
Winking Fox is the captivating self-account of a U.S. Army Officer, who
as a young Frenchman shortly before WWII, came to the United States to
join his father who had emigrated twelve years earlier. In 1943, disheartened
and discouraged by the desperate military situation, he joined the U.S.
Army. Trained as an intelligence specialist, he was recruited by OSS and
trained as an agent by SOE he parachuted alone into occupied France to
organize and train French resistance groups. After the liberation of Paris,
he was transferred to Asia where he served as second in command of a team
parachuted into Japanese held French Indochina in support of a group assembled
by Ho Chi Minh and Vo Nguyên Giap. Shortly after WWII he was recalled
to active duty and served twenty years as an Army intelligence officer
with duty in Europe, Asia and the United States. This book about his experiences
as an intelligence agent describes vividly some of his activities explaining
why his efforts were often misunderstood or ignored by his superiors
who
lacked the required background and experience to adequately utilize his
talents. Because of his ability to overcome adversity, or his good luck,
his associates dubbed him “The Fox” a description he did not take seriously,
hence the Winking Fox.
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