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The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in the Second World War to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines. This title tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words.

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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 agentThe 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ablaze'.Drawing on the vast resources of the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive and featuring a mass of previously unpublished personal testimonies, Forgotten Voices of the Secret War tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words.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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An oral history of Special Operations in the Second World War, which was a Sunday Times top 10 title in hardback. Extraordinary personal testimonies from those who served in a unique clandestine force and a fitting testament to their efforts and sacrifices.

Author Biography

Roderick Bailey is a military historian attached to the Imperial War Museum and the author of the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller, Forgotten Voices of the Secret War, and the critically acclaimed The Wildest Province- SOE in the Land of the Eagle. He is a graduate of Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities and a former Alistair Horne Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford.

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 -- 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 *

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The definitive oral history of a unique and extraordinary organisation tasked to 'set Europe ablaze' in the Second World War

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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

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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

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The definitive oral history of a unique and extraordinary organisation tasked to 'set Europe ablaze' in the Second World War

Details ISBN0091918510 Author Roderick Bailey Pages 400 Year 2009 ISBN-10 0091918510 ISBN-13 9780091918514 Format Paperback Publication Date 2009-04-02 Imprint Ebury Press Subtitle An Inside History of Special Operations in the Second World War Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations approx 60 b/w photos Media Book Language English Publisher Ebury Publishing DEWEY 940.548641 Short Title Forgotten Voices of the Secret War UK Release Date 2009-04-02 AU Release Date 2009-04-02 NZ Release Date 2009-04-02 Alternative 9781407022369 Audience General We've got this

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