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A quiet company of dangerous men : the forgotten British Special Operations soldiers of World War II / Shannon Monaghan.
There have always been special warriors; Achilles and his Myrmidons are the obvious classical examples. What we now think of as “special operations,” however, were born in World War II, and one of the earliest and most exciting units formed was Britain's SOE. In the early years of the war, when Britain stood alone against the Nazis, Winston Churchill put them on a mission to “set Europe ablaze”: to foment local revolt, to gather intelligence, to blow up bridges, and to do anything that could help to disrupt the Axis cause. A Quiet Company of Dangerous Men follows four SOE officers who distinguished themselves in this the Spanish Civil War veteran Peter Kemp, the demolitions expert David Smiley, the born guerrilla leader Billy McLean, and the political natural Julian Amery.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593491225
- ISBN: 059349122X
- Physical Description: xxxi, 364 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, [2024]
- Copyright: ℗♭2024.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Subject:
- Great Britain. Special Operations Executive > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain.
Kemp, Peter, 1915-1993.
Smiley, David, 1916-2009.
Amery, Julian, 1919-1996.
McLean, Billy, 1918-1986.
Cold War.
Spies > Great Britain > Biography.
Spies > Great Britain > History > 20th century. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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| Etna Library | 940.54 MON | 31257000326784 | New items | Available | - |