Description: Forgotten Voices of the Secret WarAn Inside History of Special Operations in the Second World War Author(s): Roderick Bailey Format: Paperback Publisher: Ebury Publishing, United Kingdom Imprint: Ebury Press ISBN-13: 9780091918514, 978-0091918514 Synopsis 'The Gestapo kept me three days in this interrogation house. They especially wanted to know what I did after my escape, and precise things on the organisation of the SOE. And just for fun I suspect, because I had really not much to tell them, they pulled one of my toenails out...' - Robert Sheppard, SOE agent The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in World War 2 to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines: in Winston Churchill's famous phrase, to 'set Europe ablaze'. Drawing on the vast resources of the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive and featuring a mass of previously unpublished personal testimonies, Forgotten Voices of the Secret War tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words. As the war unfolds, we learn of parachute drops into enemy territory, torture by the Gestapo and nerve-wracking sabotage missions in far-flung climes. Forgotten Voices of the Secret War is both an incredible account of espionage during World War 2 and a fitting testament to the efforts and sacrifices of a dedicated group of courageous men and women.
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Book Title: Forgotten Voices of the Secret War
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Forgotten Voices of the Secret War: an inside History of Special Operations in the Second World War
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Government, History
Item Height: 198 mm
Item Weight: 270 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Roderick Bailey
Item Width: 126 mm
Format: Paperback
