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"Jackdaws" is a World War II espionage novel written by Welsh author Ken Follett, published in 2001. The plot centers on a team of female British Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents who are parachuted into occupied France. Their mission is to sabotage a crucial German telephone exchange ahead of the Allied invasion of Europe, facing continuous opposition from a German intelligence officer. The novel intertwines historical military details with fictionalized accounts of the resistance and covert operations in wartime France.

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What is the mission in Ken Follett's Jackdaws?

Jackdaws follows a team of female British Special Operations Executive agents sent into occupied France during World War II. Their mission is to sabotage a German telephone exchange that is important to the occupying forces.

Who wrote Jackdaws?

Jackdaws was written by Welsh author Ken Follett and published in 2001. It is a historical espionage thriller built around resistance work, covert identities, and the risks faced by agents behind enemy lines.

Are the Jackdaws based on real SOE operations?

The novel uses the real wartime setting of the British Special Operations Executive and occupied France, but its central team is presented as a work of fiction. Follett combines documented wartime conditions with an invented sabotage plot.

What kind of reader would enjoy Jackdaws?

It suits readers who want a fast World War II thriller centered on infiltration and sabotage rather than battlefield tactics. The female-agent team and occupied-France setting also make it a different focus from Follett novels built around conventional armies.

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