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Jackdaws (2001)

by Ken Follett

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In his own bestselling tradition of Eye of the Needle and The Key to Rebecca, Ken Follett delivers a breathtaking novel of suspense set in the most dangerous days of World War II. Look out for Ken's newest book, A Column of Fire, available now. D-Day is approaching. They don't know where or when, but the Germans know it'll be soon, and for Felicity "Flick" Clariet, the stakes have never been higher. A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) responsible for sabotage, Flick has survived to become one of Britain's most effective operatives in Northern France. She knows that the Germans' ability to thwart the Allied attack depends upon their lines of communications, and in the days before the invasion no target is of greater strategic importance than the largest telephone exchange in Europe. But when Flick and her Resistance-leader husband try a direct, head-on assault that goes horribly wrong, her world turns upside down. Her group destroyed, her husband missing, her superiors unsure of her, her own confidence badly shaken, she has one last chance at the target, but the challenge, once daunting, is now near impossible. The new plan requires an all-woman team, none of them professionals, to be assembled and trained within days. Code-named the Jackdaws, they will attempt to infiltrate the exchange under the noses of the Germans--but the Germans are waiting for them now and have plans of their own. There are secrets Flick does not know--secrets within the German ranks, secrets among her hastily recruited team, secrets among those she trusts the most. And as the hours tick down to the point of no return, most daunting of all, there are secrets within herself. . . .  Filled with the powerful storytelling, unforgettable characters, and authentic detail that have become his hallmarks, Jackdaws is Ken Follett writing at the height of his powers.… (more)
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Very good spy story about a team of women put together to sabotage a communication center just prior to D-Day in WWII.
  derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
A pacy read. Well worth it. ( )
  SteveMcI | Dec 28, 2023 |
Reread after many years. Still a great tale. The research of WW2 German, French and English war scenarios gives his story a reality that is enthralling. Good to read about women in war who are often overlooked. ( )
  ElizabethCromb | Oct 5, 2023 |
*All reviews are from online eviews*

An irresistible novel of the French Resistance, love, courage and revenge set in the Second War War. Two weeks before D-Day, the French Resistance try to destroy a telephone exchange vital to Nazi communications. Heavily defended, the mission fails disastrously.
  TeacherCarrieP | Aug 28, 2023 |
Jackdaws were 50 women sent into France as secret agents by Soecial Operations Executive during WWII. 36 of the women who went behind Nazi lines survived.
  JimandMary69 | Aug 20, 2023 |
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Follett, Kenprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jaekel, KatinkaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jones, ErinNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Karjalainen, Heikki(KÄÄnt.)secondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Klaus, CarolineNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ladányi KatalinTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Puntí i Recasens, JoanTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Raffo, AnnamariaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Reading, KateReadersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rosenblat, BarbaraNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Exactly fifty women were sent into France
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Executive during the Second World War.
Of those, thirty-six survived the war.
The other fourteen gave their lives.

This is book is dedicated to all of them.
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One minute before the explosion, the square at Sainte-Cécile was at peace.
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In his own bestselling tradition of Eye of the Needle and The Key to Rebecca, Ken Follett delivers a breathtaking novel of suspense set in the most dangerous days of World War II. Look out for Ken's newest book, A Column of Fire, available now. D-Day is approaching. They don't know where or when, but the Germans know it'll be soon, and for Felicity "Flick" Clariet, the stakes have never been higher. A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) responsible for sabotage, Flick has survived to become one of Britain's most effective operatives in Northern France. She knows that the Germans' ability to thwart the Allied attack depends upon their lines of communications, and in the days before the invasion no target is of greater strategic importance than the largest telephone exchange in Europe. But when Flick and her Resistance-leader husband try a direct, head-on assault that goes horribly wrong, her world turns upside down. Her group destroyed, her husband missing, her superiors unsure of her, her own confidence badly shaken, she has one last chance at the target, but the challenge, once daunting, is now near impossible. The new plan requires an all-woman team, none of them professionals, to be assembled and trained within days. Code-named the Jackdaws, they will attempt to infiltrate the exchange under the noses of the Germans--but the Germans are waiting for them now and have plans of their own. There are secrets Flick does not know--secrets within the German ranks, secrets among her hastily recruited team, secrets among those she trusts the most. And as the hours tick down to the point of no return, most daunting of all, there are secrets within herself. . . .  Filled with the powerful storytelling, unforgettable characters, and authentic detail that have become his hallmarks, Jackdaws is Ken Follett writing at the height of his powers.

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