SOE Special Operations Executive RARE M R D Foot - 2009 Folio Society Book
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SOE Special Operations Executive RARE M R D Foot - 2009 Folio Society Book
A fit testament to the bravery, selflessness and sacrifice of a magnificent group of people." --"Sunday Telegraph"
SOE, the Special Operations Executive, was a small, tough British secret service, a dirty tricks department, set up in July 1940. Recruited from remarkably diverse callings, the men and women who were member...s of this most secret agency in the Second World War lived in great and constant danger. Their job was to support and stimulate resistance behind enemy lines; their credentials fortitude, courage, immense patience and a devotion to freedom.
The activity of the SOE was world-wide. Abyssinian tribesmen, French farmers, exiled Russian grandees, coolies, smugglers, printers, policemen, telephonists, tycoons, prostitutes, rubber workers, railwaymen, peasants from the Pyranees to the Balkans, even the regent of Siam -- all had a part to play as saboteurs, informers, partisans or secret agents.
In this engrossing and illuminating study, the eminent Second World War historian, M.R.D. Foot, sheds light on the heroism of individual SOE agents across the world and provides us with the definitive account of the Executive's crucial wartime work.
With an introduction by David Stafford."
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A fit testament to the bravery, selflessness and sacrifice of a magnificent group of people." --"Sunday Telegraph"
SOE, the Special Operations Executive, was a small, tough British secret service, a dirty tricks department, set up in July 1940. Recruited from remarkably diverse callings, the men and women who were member...s of this most secret agency in the Second World War lived in great and constant danger. Their job was to support and stimulate resistance behind enemy lines; their credentials fortitude, courage, immense patience and a devotion to freedom.
The activity of the SOE was world-wide. Abyssinian tribesmen, French farmers, exiled Russian grandees, coolies, smugglers, printers, policemen, telephonists, tycoons, prostitutes, rubber workers, railwaymen, peasants from the Pyranees to the Balkans, even the regent of Siam -- all had a part to play as saboteurs, informers, partisans or secret agents.
In this engrossing and illuminating study, the eminent Second World War historian, M.R.D. Foot, sheds light on the heroism of individual SOE agents across the world and provides us with the definitive account of the Executive's crucial wartime work.
With an introduction by David Stafford."
With the current Government guidelines regarding Social distancing in mind:
We can now offer collection from our Angora Offices.
This item has been kindly donated to raise funds for St Helena.
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We do not offer a 'buy it now' price on our auction items, we will also not end these auctions early.
About Us:We help local people face incurable illness and bereavement, supporting them and their families, children and adults, friends and carers.
