Forged passports, secret maps, ingenious disguises, underground networks - in times of war, tales of escape and evasion can be even more spectacular and heroic than those of victory in battle.
‘One of the great classics of espionage and special operations’ (Nigel West) by 'the pre-eminent historian of SOE' (Antony Beevor).
SOE, the Special Operations Executive, was a small, tough British secret service, a dirty tricks department established in July 1940... Læs mere
This study, first published in 1966, has been updated from closed government records, to offer a more complete overview of the activities of the SOE and how it fitted into the Allied war effort in the French theatre of operations.
This study, first published in 1966, has been updated from closed government records, to offer a more complete overview of the activities of the SOE and how it fitted into the Allied war effort in the French theatre of operations.