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    Forgotten Heroes: Canadian espionage in WW2
    Forgotten Heroes: Canadian espionage in WW2
    Forgotten Heroes: Canadian espionage in WW2
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    Forgotten Heroes: Canadian espionage in WW2

    By Frank Josey

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    An adventure spy story based on true events but with fictional Canadian characters to protect the operatives’ identity. Read how two Canadian agents, Natalie and Ray, representing the activities of all agents in WW2, fall in love but do not let their passion for each other interfere with their dedication to the anonymous espionage work that helped the Allies beat Germany and Italy in WW2.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFrank Josey
    Release dateSep 4, 2011
    ISBN9781465920393
    Forgotten Heroes: Canadian espionage in WW2
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    Frank Josey

    Apart from "The Forgotten Heroes", which was a special project for a late friend, my e-publications' main theme to November 2011 is the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This powerful mental illness wreaks havoc on our society, a society that rarely understands the impact of this condition.PTSDSadly, the overuse of PTSD diagnosis has increased confusion and cynicism. I only address PTSD where SEVERE TRAUMA was experienced (battle weary soldiers or brutally abused children).Let's stop euphemisms re most returned soldiers - THEY SUFFERED SHELL SHOCK OR BATTLE FATIGUE.My PTSD was not caused by the "Puppy Love" experience, but from a brutal terror suffered by most children of returned soldiers who experienced the horror of combat (but were never treated for its effects). Thus, the baby boomer generation families still harbour many forbidden secrets.Am I cured? In my case, the mental illness is managable, but still affects my day to day choices.Many consider me a failure, I am now living proof that there is hope for PTSD sufferers, besides the alternative - suicide. I must emphasize that a top mental health professional must treat this crippling condition.When the truth is revealed (the buried emotions rise to the surface), you will lose more "friends" than rats deserting a sinking ship. Many arrogant people have laughed at my financial and social demise (what goes around comes around).For many of us, the attempt at a cure is worse than the ailment (reliving the trauma)- but if you persist, you'll be granted a second chance. A successful man goes from failure to failure but never gives up (Winston Churchill).Self compassion, now THAT's a project PTSD sufferers can tackle. Until we forgive ourselves, we're just actors. Once we learn to truly respect and properly care for ourselves, then, and only then, can mature love for others develop.Loneliness is an ever present challenge for PTSD sufferers. Loneliness is Western Society's biggest problem, Mother Teresa once said, responding to an arrogant reporter (who expected abortion to be Mother Teresa's response). Accept the loneliness, embrace it - it'll end in greater character within.OtherI enjoy drumming as a hobby, specializing in Big Band Jazz, Heavy Metal and Parade Drumming (Bagpipe Bands).I am a Management Accountant, having graduated from Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC Canada.I am over the hill but it's better than being under it.My motto: THINGS ARE NEVER AS BAD AS THEY SEEM.

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      Book preview

      Forgotten Heroes - Frank Josey

      FORGOTTEN HEROES – CANADIAN ESPIONAGE IN WW2

      (Based on a True Story, Canadian and USA characters are fictional)

      Published by Frank Josey at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 Frank Josey

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      The book cover is by Alexis Smith. The background flag was the official flag of Canada prior to 1965.

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      DEDICATION

      INTRODUCTION

      GERMAN CUNNING – CANADIAN INITIATIVE

      A NEW RECRUIT - CANADIAN SECRET SERVICE

      CAMP X

      RCMP AGENT IN ALABAMA

      DOUBLE AGENT – MANDARIN INCREASES INFILTRATION

      RAY’S INVOLVEMENT DEEPENS

      SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE - TWO RECRUITS

      ROOSEVELT – NEAR MISS

      CONCLUSION

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      DEDICATION

      This ebook is dedicated to my Canadian brother Lawrence, whose heartfelt support through my many challenges has been exceptional. He is living proof that the tyranny of distance does not impede brotherly love.

      The author also wishes to express his appreciation for the assistance given by a friend, the late Ray Hing (my cousin’s partner); he not only provided reference materials about Canadian espionage in WW2, but urged the author to explore this topic further to honor those agents that lost their lives in Europe.

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      INTRODUCTION

      The scope of this ebook

      This story presents the bravery and sacrifice of the many anonymous secret service agents who served in World War 2 by chronicling the lives of two fictitious Canadian undercover agents, Natalie and Ray. Their story represents the thousands of allied operatives that served.

      Apart from the German characters, all persons in this e-book are fictional, except for well known historical characters such as Intrepid or President Roosevelt.

      Espionage against the Japanese Empire is the subject of a future ebook.

      A Spy’s Role

      (There is) the dual aspect of the spy's role - the need to transmit intelligence, as well as to acquire it….. The spymaster's (an organization involved in espionage) difficulty was always to find the spy, and then to put him (or her) unobtrusively where he (or she) could make notes, or even take photographs, and afterwards transmit the results to where the spymaster could make use of them. In order to communicate fast, most spies needed access to a radio transceiver………It is worth emphasis that real spies, quite unlike the spies of melodrama or public myth, are as a rule inoffensive-looking, clerkly types, whose cover is so dense that they never attract a second glance from passers-by or serious attention from security officers…... C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. Spies The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com.

      The main goal of each country’s spymaster was to reduce the effect of the spymaster of the opposing country.

      Political Climate

      Hitler, who came to power in 1933, was an evil genius who convinced many North Americans that all they

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