Tony Matthews - Spies, Saboteurs and Secret Missions of World War II

Acknowledgements

The author would like to thank sincerely the following people and organisations who have assisted enormously in the preparation of this book.

Ruud Huyskamp author of Desperate Times, Desperate Measures, University of British Colombia.

Tom Timmermans, battledetective.com

C.I.A. Archives.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Archives.

U.K. National Archives, Kew.

University of Minnesota.

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Washington, D.C.

As with all my books, radio programs and television documentaries, special mention must be made of my wife, Lensie, to whom this book is dedicated. She has worked tirelessly in assisting with the many facets of the production of this book including typesetting and indexing. For her devotion and encouragement I shall ever be grateful.

About the Author

Tony Matthews is a Welsh-Australian author and historian who has dedicated almost his entire adult life to writing and researching Australian and world history. He also writes extensively on military and espionage history with a specific emphasis on both world wars. He is the author of more than thirty books including several novels. He worked in the television industry for many years, writing, producing and directing, and during that time wrote a number of highly acclaimed historical documentaries which were broadcast on the Seven Network and ABC Television. He has also written and narrated more than five hundred historical programmes for ABC Radio. Tony Matthews books and articles have been published in Australia, England, the United States and Europe and his television documentaries have been widely distributed to schools, universities, colleges and libraries across Australia.

Please visit the authors website for more details of his published and broadcast works: https://drtonymatthews.weebly.com

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