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SOE Agent: Churchill’s Secret Warriors
Terry Crowdy
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Description for SOE Agent: Churchill’s Secret Warriors
Paperback. On average a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent would be dead within three months of being parachuted into action. This work features the story of these agents, some of whom were women as young as 22, following them through their experiences beginning with their recruitment and their unorthodox training methods. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 230.
On average a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent would be dead within three months of being parachuted into action. Terry Crowdy tells the extraordinary story of these agents, some of whom were women as young as 22, following them through their experiences beginning with their recruitment and their unorthodox training methods, which included hand-to-hand combat and parachuting. Packed with photographs and full-colour artwork, this book recounts the incredible combat missions of the SOE agents from their role in the attacks on a heavy water plant in Norway, to operations in the field with Yugoslav and Greek partisans, as well as ... Read more
On average a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent would be dead within three months of being parachuted into action. Terry Crowdy tells the extraordinary story of these agents, some of whom were women as young as 22, following them through their experiences beginning with their recruitment and their unorthodox training methods, which included hand-to-hand combat and parachuting. Packed with photographs and full-colour artwork, this book recounts the incredible combat missions of the SOE agents from their role in the attacks on a heavy water plant in Norway, to operations in the field with Yugoslav and Greek partisans, as well as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Series
Warrior
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846032769
SKU
V9781846032769
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About Terry Crowdy
Terry Crowdy has long been fascinated by many aspects of military history and takes great pleasure delving into forgotten historical sources and seeking information that has eluded others. The author of a number of articles and books, Terry lives in Kent, UK. Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He has had a ... Read more
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