Forgotten Voices of the Secret War - An Inside History of Special Operations in the Second World War

Informationen zum Autor Roderick Bailey Klappentext An oral history of Special Operations in the Second World War, which was a "Sunday Times" top 10 title in hardback. Extraordinary personal testimonies from those who served in a unique clandestine force and a fitting testament to their efforts and sacrifices. Zusammenfassung The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in the Second World War to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines. This title tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words.

Product details

• Authors: Roderick Bailey, Bailey Roderick
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.04.2009
• EAN: 9780091918514
• ISBN: 978-0-09-191851-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Forgotten Voices
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / World War II, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, True Crime / Espionage, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services