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OverviewThis is the story of Special Operations in World War Two as it has never been told before - directly by those who took part. Compiled from interviews, diaries, letters and contemporaneous first-person accounts - many never before published - this oral history follows the adventures of the courageous men and women who volunteered for service with Britain's Special Operations Executives and the United States' Office of Strategic Services. They parachuted behind enemy lines, often alone, with orders to cause mayhem. Arrest almost always resulted in torture and emprisonment; sometimes in execution. In occupied France, equipped with false identities, they played a deadly game of cat and mouse with the Gestapo; in the Balkans they discovered that the fiery politics of the region were as dangerous as the enemy; in the Burmese jungle they led native marauders in surprise attacks against the Japanese. Supported by a team of back-room boffins who dreamed up ingenious devices like exploding rats and invisible ink, the special agents of World War Two really were a breed apart. This is their extraordinary story, in their own words. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Russell MillerPublisher: Vintage Publishing Imprint: Pimlico Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.220kg ISBN: 9781845952280ISBN 10: 1845952286 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 18 May 2015 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRussell Miller is a prize-winning journalist and the author of six previous books. His last work, on the Magnum photo agency, was described by John Simpson as 'the best book on photo-journalism I have ever read', and his oral history of D-Day, Nothing Less Than Victory, was widely acclaimed, both in Britain and in the United States. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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