Terry Crowdy

SOE: Churchill's Secret Agents (Shire Library)

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ISBN 13:: 9781784420406
author:: Terry Crowdy
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Bloomsbury Shire Publications
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 64
Dimensions:: 14.7 x 0.4 x 19.6 cm
Genre:: History, Military History, Armed Forces, Terry Crowdy,SOE: Churchill's Secret Agents (Shire Library),Bloomsbury Shire Publications,1784420409,c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2),History / Military History,20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000,20th cen
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The SOE: Britain's Secret War Effort in Europe During World War II. During World War II, the British government created one of its most innovative and secretive operations: the Special Operations Executive (SOE). This clandestine organisation aimed to disrupt the German war effort by exporting resistance, subversion, and sabotage to occupied Europe. The SOE's agents underwent rigorous training, learning how to live and work in secret behind enemy lines. The men and women who made up the SOE were taught how to operate radios, write in secret codes, and survive in hostile environments. They lived with constant fear of arrest and betrayal by collaborators. This book brings to life the lives of these brave individuals through rare images from The National Archives and the Imperial War Museum. Their stories are a testament to the ingenuity and bravery of those who worked behind the scenes to help defeat the Nazis.

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