The Secret History of S.O.E.: Special Operations Executive 1940-1945 by William Mackenzie (Paperback, 2002)
Language: English
Published by Little, Brown Book Group, 2002
- Softcover
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At the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and the surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agencies in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insiders. Now, for the first time, this highly classified account has been made available. Never before have SOE's operations across the world been described in such detail and with total authority. Mackenzie's document explores numerous controversies and reveals dozens of previously undisclosed episodes from Britain's secret war against the Axis. Who were the agents parachuted in Germany What became of schemes designed to protect Gibraltar from a Spanish invasion Why did so many circuits suffer enemy penetration When did SOE decide to collaborate with the NKVD and infiltrate Soviet spies into Eastern Europe These and other wartime mysteries are packed into one of the most controversial documents of our time. Condition (Good): Average used copy with visible wear. All pages present and readable. May include small tears, creasing, rubbing, or previous owner marks, but remains structurally sound.…
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- Title
- The Secret History of S.O.E.: Special Operations Executive 1940-1945 by William Mackenzie (Paperback, 2002)
- Author
- William Mackenzie
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1903608112
- ISBN 13
- 9781903608111
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