SOE in the Low Countries
«‘It is impossible to imagine M. R. D. Foot’s position as the pre-eminent historian of SOE ever being challenged.’»
Antony Beevor
SOE’s Belgian and Dutch operations in the Second World War have always been considered highly controversial because of the notorious Englandspiel (‘the English game’) run by the Germans, which effectively took control of the entire resistance organisation in Holland. Les mer
Was there a traitor in London? Was it incompetence in the field or hopelessly inadequate security procedures? The Belgian experience, equally complicated, was for a time almost as disastrous as the Dutch. Opinions have differed, but here the official records are opened for independent scrutiny by an acknowledged specialist in SOE’s operations. The story that emerges is a harrowing catalogue of Whitehall jealousies and infighting, blunders and ineptitude, combined with breathtaking bravery on the part of the agents who were captured.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Amberley Publishing
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781445671062
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«‘It is impossible to imagine M. R. D. Foot’s position as the pre-eminent historian of SOE ever being challenged.’»
Antony Beevor