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Sabotage and Subversion: The SOE and OSS at War
Sabotage and Subversion The SOE and OSS at War
Author: Ian Dear
During the Second World War, daring and highly unusual missions were mounted by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) -- formed on Churchill's orders "to set Europe ablaze" -- and its American counterpart, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). — In sixteen separate chapters the author describes how the fearless individuals in the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780752457383
ISBN-10: 0752457381
Publication Date: 8/1/2010
Pages: 252
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Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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hardtack avatar reviewed Sabotage and Subversion: The SOE and OSS at War on + 2552 more book reviews
This is a decent overview of what these two organizations did during World War II. Hopefully, it will cause the reader to read other books with more depth in specific areas.
hardtack avatar reviewed Sabotage and Subversion: The SOE and OSS at War on + 2552 more book reviews
This is an excellent overview of the failures and successes of these two organizations, and what they had to do to even get in the war, against the prejudices of other organizations protecting "their turf."

If you don't know much about the SOE and OSS this book will help you search for more detailed books on specific operations. Many of which I've read.


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