Soe in the Low Countries - Couverture souple

Foot, M. R. D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1445671069 ISBN 13 : 9781445671062

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

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. Skilfully manipulated by Colonel Hermann Giskes, the occupying force arrested dozens of Dutch agents and operated their wireless sets with sufficient finesse to persuade SOE's headquarters in London that their networks were operating without interference. In reality, each consignment of agents and equipment fell directly into the hands of the Nazis.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.

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À propos des auteurs

M. R. D. Foot CBE was the official historian to the SOE. In 1942 he was serving at Combined Operations Headquarters, but wanting to see action he joined the SAS and was parachuted into France after D-Day. He became a prisoner of war and was severely injured attempting to escape. For service to the French Resistance he was awarded the Croix de Guerre. After the war Foot taught at Oxford University before becoming Professor of Modern History at Manchester University. His experiences during the war gave him a lifelong interest in intelligence matters and the experiences of prisoners of war. Becoming the official historian of SOE, with privileged access to its records, he wrote the definitive accounts of its wartime work.

NIGEL WEST has written numerous books on security and intelligence topics and was voted 'The Experts' Expert' by The Observer. He is the recipient of the US Association of Former Intelligence Officers' first Lifetime Literature Achievement Award and has spent many years at the Counterintelligence Centre in Washington DC. His highly acclaimed works include Double Cross in Cairo: MI5 in the Great War, Operation GARBO: The Personal Story of the Most Successful Spy of World War II, Churchill's Spy Files and Spycraft Secrets (2017).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1445671069
• ISBN 13: 9781445671062
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
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