The Bedford Triangle: U.S. Undercover Operations from England in World War II

by Martin W. Bowman

The Bedford Triangle is a graphic portrayal of the crucial part played by aircraft and personnel of the US Army Air Force (USAAF) in American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and British Special Operations Executive (SOE) operations behind enemy lines in occupied Europe during World War 2.
Martin Bowman draws on dozens of revealing first-hand accounts of covert operations, together with official documentary evidence, to provide tantalizing glimpses of these 'cloak-and-dagger' operations. In this new edition, he has undertaken further research to disclose startling new evidence of a British-sponsored secret flight to occupied Poland by an RAF Mosquito aircraft to collect a scientist, radioactive samples and fuel destined for the Nazi's V2 rocket programme and bring them to England. The secrets revealed had important benefits for the Manhattan Project which led eventually to the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb.

Genres: History

Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

About the author

Martin W. Bowman is one of Britain's leading aviation authors, with over 100 published books on the Second World War and post-war aviation history, and several on the landscape of East Anglia. He has also established an international reputation for his superb imagery and aerial photography. He has a passion for flying in military aircraft. He lives in Norwich, Norfolk.

Reviews

[Mark Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book particularly because I live in Bedfordshire and have walked around Milton Ernest. My only criticism would be there’s a lot of information about the Carpetbaggers operations but less about where they flew from. The charters on Glenn Miller are interesting but I think have now been superseded with other information. He probably did just crash, not killed off by the secret service. However it’s a good book and well worth a read.

[David St-Hilaire · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is not for me. I was hoping to learn about the missions that were run and less about how the base was run, by whom, etc...

I'm happy such a book exists, it's just for someone else.

[Claire]

An intriguing account of joint British SOE and US OSS operations out of Britain during WW2, including a detailed look at the mystery of legendary band-leader Glenn Miller's disappearance

[Charlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book about the spy operations during WW2 that were headquartered in Britain.