Isbn: 9781903608111 - the Secret History of S.o.e.: Special Operations Executive 1940-1945 (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. 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.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Large paperback edition, 2000, in overall near-fine used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - covers with faint crease to spine. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Text Is Clean With No Remarks Or Highlights. In Very Good Condition. 814 Pages With An Index. Printed 2000. Pages Are Yellow From The Age. Soft Cover. This Book Is Not Signed.We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Reprint. 814 pages. Index. "Here is a wealth of new insights, kept secret for over fifty years, on the wartime British secret service that armed and encouraged resistance to Nazi occupation. Many books now need to be re-written." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy.…