| SOE: Churchill's Secret Agents Contributor(s): Crowdy, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784420409 ISBN-13: 9781784420406 Publisher: Shire Publications OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage |
| Series: Shire Library |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.2" (0.30 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was one of the most innovative British creations of the Second World War. Its mission was to export resistance, subversion, and sabotage to occupied Europe and beyond, disrupting the German war effort and building a Secret Army which would work in the shadows to help defeat the Nazis. Potential agents were put through intensive paramilitary and parachute training, then taught how to live clandestinely behind enemy lines, to operate radios and write in secret codes. They lived in constant fear of arrest, and of betrayal by treacherous collaborators. This book uses rare images from the collections of The National Archives and the Imperial War Museum to illustrate the lives of the men and women who made up the SOE, their rigorous training, the clever gadgets they used, and their lives behind enemy lines. |