Sabotage and Subversion: Stories from the Files of the SOE and OSS

Dear, Ian

ISBN 10: 185409260X / ISBN 13: 9781854092601

Published by Arms and Armour, 1996

About this Item

1st edition hardback, 1996. Pictorial dustjacket lightly indented in places, otherwise VG. Black cloth gilt very clean. Pages clean & tight. No inscriptions. Illustrated. 324 pages.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1669631858256

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sabotage and Subversion: Stories from the Files of the SOE and OSS
• Publisher: Arms and Armour
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185409260X
• ISBN 13: 9781854092601
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The shadowy undercover work of the American OSS and the British SOE, usually behind enemy lines or close to the action, makes a story of extraordinary daring and great personal heroism. In a compilation of actual events in World War II, this book demonstrates the important role of these two undercover organizations in the Allied victory. Using first-hand research with veterans and original archive material, it describes many covert actions and tactics: codebreaking, blockade running, guerilla action, bombing missions, sniper work, assassinations, running double agents, training work and recruitment methods in both the American OSS and the British SOE.