Forgotten Voices of the Secret War
An Inside History of Special Operations in the Second World War
$45.78
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2009
Summary
The definitive oral history of a unique and extraordinary organisation tasked to ‘set Europe ablaze’ in World War 2
‘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 Brit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091918514 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0091918510 |
| Author: | Roderick Bailey |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2009 |
| Weight: | 269g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
Roderick Bailey’s assembly of tales deserves a warm welcome, both for readability - there is not a dull page - and for surprise: a great deal of it is unknown to [the] general public
Roderick Bailey’s assembly of tales deserves a warm welcome, both for readability - there is not a dull page - and for surprise: a great deal of it is unknown to [the] general public – MRD Foot, official historian of SOE * Literary Review *
Roderick Bailey has skilfully braided their stories into a coherent narrative, and the quality of their egregious courage catches at the heart * Spectator *
a fascinating and at times gruesome and moving read, and is an ideal introduction to the whole subject of the SOE…thoroughly recommended * BBC Who Do You Think You Are Magazine *
About The Author
Roderick Bailey
Roderick Bailey is a historian at the University of Oxford, specializing in the history of medicine and the study of war and conflict. His previous books include the Sunday Times bestseller Forgotten Voices of the Secret War and, as an official SOE historian appointed by the Prime Minister, Target- Italy - The Secret War against Mussolini.
Away from academia, he has worked widely as an official observer of international elections in post-conflict and post-communist countries. In 2011, he deployed to Afghanistan as a British Army reservist and was awarded a Queen’s Commendation.
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