"By the early summer of 1942, with the United States of America firmly engaged in the war in the European theatre, planning for the invasion of France was already well under way. The three major allies had begun to place agents in occupied territory, to foster would-be resistants and in particular to train and arm them to undertake the essential work of disrupting enemy lines of communication from within? Plans were drawn to create a force to assist the Resistance groups directly, by parachuting specially-selected soldiers into France to advise -- in reality, to work and fight alongside? them? Roger Ford? [relies] on official contemporary reports fleshed out by personal accounts, and turn[s] a critical eye on events as they unfolded. In the process he has created the first ever history of this pioneering multi-national force"--Jacket.