Midnight Flyboys

The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War II
The riveting, untold history of a top-secret operation in which a division of the American Eighth Air Force and a group of Allied spies carried out some of the most daring cloak-and-dagger operations of World War II, in the run-up to D-Day.
The untold history of a top-secret World War II operation in the run-up to D-Day in which American flyers and Allied spies supported the French resistance by carrying out some of the wars most daring cloak-and-dagger operations. Classified for more than fifty years, this remarkable chapter of military history is an astonishing tale of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice.

In 1943, the OSSprecursor to the CIAcame up with a plan to increase its support to the French resistance forces that were fighting the Nazis in occupied France. To start, the OSS recruited some of the best American