8vo. pp.xviii + 579 with 24 pages of illustrations. Original decorated cloth hardcover in slipcase.Very Good Copy. Marks was unable convince his superiors in the Special Operations Executive that apparent mistakes made in radio transmissions from agents working with the Dutch resistance were their prearranged duress codes. The SOE management, unwilling to face the possibility that their Dutch network was compromised, insisted that the errors were attributable to poor operation by the recently trained Morse code operators and continued to parachute in new agents to sites prearranged with the compromised network, leading to their immediate capture and later execution by the order of the Nazis.

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Title

BETWEEN SILK AND CYANIDE. The Story of S.O.E's Code

Publisher

The Folio Society, London

Publication Date

2013

Binding

Hardcover

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We operate a shop open to the public in Buderim Shop Hours 9.30 -2.00 Tuesday - Friday 9.30 - 2 Saturday We sell good quality antiquarian & secondhand books. If you visit us and want to purchase something from the catalogue please call in advance in case the book is still housed at home, so we can have it ready for you. Buderim is a village in sub tropical Queensland on the Sunshine Coast about 1 hour north from Brisbane. There is easy parking to the rear of the building and lots of cafes for coffee,breakfast and lunch. We have been booksellers for over 40 years in Melbourne and St Andrews in Scotland,we returned to Australia in January 2000. Our website is www.afmcilreavy.com

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A&F.McIlreavy.Buderim Rare Books
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