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Secret War: The Story of SOE, Britain's Wartime Sabotage Organisation

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The author of The Kompromat Conspiracy reveals the truth behind Great Britain’s secret World War II group.

What did SOE really achieve during the Second World War? Why were so many agents parachuted into enemy hands? Who chose to back Communist guerrillas in Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Greece and Malaya in preference to other anti-Axis movements? In this newly revised edition, Nigel West strips away the secrecy that has surrounded the Special Operations Executive since it was officially wound up in 1946, and reveal the breathtaking political naivety, operational incompetence, and ruthless manipulation. Despite the heroism of individual agents who suffered appalling privation to further the organization’s dubious objectives, there is an underlying tragedy of dreadful proportions.

Secret War is a detailed analysis of SOE’s structure and performance and describes its successes and failures across the globe. The book casts doubt on the official histories authorized by the Cabinet Office, offers evidence of the setbacks that jeopardized D-Day, and gives an account of the paramilitary units dropped behind enemy lines immediately after the invasion, which saved SOE’s reputation.

This book is a highly provocative but authoritative history of the organization that existed for less than six years but had a lasting impact on the world’s postwar development.

“Secret War is important, even necessary in political terms. ” —Financial Times

© 2019 Frontline Books (eBook): 9781526755674

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eBook: 30 de enero de 2019

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