Soldiers, airmen, spies, and whisperers: the Gold Coast in World War II
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| adam_text | Soldiers
Airmen
Spies
and
Whisperers
-* - TUC s r t n /nA iTHE COLD COAST
IN WORLD WAR II
Nancy Ellen Lawler
OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS ATHENS
Contents
List of Illustrations xi
List of Maps xiii
Preface and Acknowledgements xv
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Code Names xxi
Chapter One: The Fall of France and the British West African Colonies
I Introduction 1
II A Summer of Uncertainty 4
III The Lines Harden: Oran and Its Aftermath 8
IV The War Office Takes Over 14
V De Gaulle, the AEF, and the AOF: Win One, Lose One 16
VI Invasion Scares: Perceiving the Threat 18
VII The Gold Coast Regiment before World War II 25
VIII The Build-up to War 30
Chapter Two: The Takoradi Ferry and Defense on the Home Front
I Beginnings of the West African Reinforcement Route 39
II The West African Reinforcement Route: Fully Operational 46
III The West African Reinforcement Route: Enter the United States 53
IV New Blood: The Expansion of the Gold Coast Regiment 56
V The Home Guard 65
VI Invasion and Counter-invasion: Fears 71
Chapter Three: The Special Operations Executive in West Africa:
The Franck Mission
I Economic Warfare and the Special Operations Executive 81
II Eyes on West Africa 84
vu
III The Franck Mission and WAGON 90
IV The Franck Mission: The Gold Coast Section 98
V The Free French 102
Chapter Four: With Friends Like These the SOE, the SIS, and the Army
I From the Franck Mission to Frawest 107
II Intelligence Gathering in the Gold Coast 112
III West Africa s Little War: Giffard and the SIS
vs Governors Conference and the SOE 120
IV ExitWingate 126
V Enter Lumby 134
Chapter Five: The Special Operations Executive at Work in the Gold Coast
I AWindowonWenchi 139
II Free French Operations 144
III Smuggling 149
IV To Fraternize or not to Fraternize 153
Chapter Six: Propaganda: The Home Front and Beyond
I Spreading the Word: Wartime Broadcasting in the Gold Coast 160
II Information Bureaus and Cinema Vans 167
III Propaganda, the Free French, and the SOE 172
IV Whispering in the Dark 176
V Vichy Propaganda 182
VI The Spitfires Fund 188
VII The Impact of the Propaganda Machine 191
Chapter Seven: The Crossing of the Gyaman: Triumph or Embarrassment?
I One People, Two Colonies: The Gyaman of C6te d lvoire and Gold Coast 194
II The Gyaman under Vichy 197
III The Crossings of the Gyaman 201
IV Meanwhile, Back in the Cdte d lvoire 207
V The Return of the Gyaman 214
Chapter Eight: The Beginning of the End: The War Moves On
I Operation Torch: The AOF Deserts Vichy 218
II The Fate of Frawest 223
III The Fate of the Soldiers and Airmen 227
viii Contents
Chapter Nine: Possible Futures
I Fantasies of War 229
II A First What-If: The SOE Triumphant 231
III A Second What-If: The Takoradi Ferry Disrupted 232
IV A Third What-If: Boisson between Axis and Allies 233
V A Fourth What-If: Dakar Falls to Free France in September 1940 234
Notes 237
Bibliography
I Works Cited 269
II Schedule of Interviews 274
Index 277
Contents ix
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