Accidental Agent: Behind Enemy Lines with the French Resistance

A covert agent's memoir of three perilous missions in Nazi-occupied Paris, told with "unconditional honesty" (Kirkus Reviews).

At first, John Goldsmith's services were consistently refused. But in 1942, he was recruited into Buckmasters F Section of the Special Operations Executive—and his wartime exploits would be remarkable.

His faultless French and upbringing in Paris were to prove invaluable. After intensive training he was parachuted into France for the first of his three missions. H...