SOE Agent: Churchill's Secret Warriors by Terry Crowdy (English) Paperback Book

Description: SOE Agent by Terry Crowdy, Steve Noon 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 sabotage missions ranging from blowing up bridges to the raising of full-scale partisan armies as they attempted to fulfill Churchills directive to set occupied Europe ablaze. Notes The story of SOE agents: their recruitment, training and deployments in occupied France. Author Biography 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 life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist. Steve has provided award-winning illustrations for renowned publishers Dorling Kindersley, where his interest in historical illustration began. Table of Contents Introduction · Recruitment and Training · Organisation · Communication · Equipment · Combat missions · Sabotage missions · Post-war · Bibliography · Colour Plate Commentary · Index Review "SOE Agent: Churchills Secret Warriors is a wonderful book documenting the selection and preparation of Special Operations Executive personnel for field work. It is also a great complement to other books on the topic of actual SOE missions all around Europe, as it provides clues on why agents conducted their missions in the manners they did." --C Peter Chen, World War II Database (January 2009) "This book tells how [agents] were recruited, how they were trained, how they were clothed, the weapons that they used, and the tactics they used. It tells of life behind the lines and the stories of many who survived the war, either by returning to the UK or in German concentration camps. These people were frequently not wearing uniforms so were treated as spies when caught. It also tells of the considerable in-fighting between various branches of the British government over who would control these assets. This is all enhanced by a superb choice of photographs as well as the artwork of illustrator Steve Noon... A book that I found to be an enthralling read." --Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (March 2009) Promotional A thrilling account of the experience of the SOE agent behind enemy lines Review Quote "SOE Agent: Churchills Secret Warriorsis a wonderful book documenting the selection and preparation of Special Operations Executive personnel for field work. It is also a great complement to other books on the topic of actual SOE missions all around Europe, as it provides clues on why agents conducted their missions in the manners they did." -C Peter Chen, World War II Database (January 2009) "This book tells how [agents] were recruited, how they were trained, how they were clothed, the weapons that they used, and the tactics they used. It tells of life behind the lines and the stories of many who survived the war, either by returning to the UK or in German concentration camps. These people were frequently not wearing uniforms so were treated as spies when caught. It also tells of the considerable in-fighting between various branches of the British government over who would control these assets. This is all enhanced by a superb choice of photographs as well as the artwork of illustrator Steve Noon... A book that I found to be an enthralling read." -Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (March 2009) Promotional "Headline" A thrilling account of the experience of the SOE agent behind enemy lines Details ISBN1846032768 Author Steve Noon Short Title WARRIOR 133 SOE AGENT Pages 64 Series Warrior Language English Illustrator Steve Noon ISBN-10 1846032768 ISBN-13 9781846032769 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 133 Year 2008 Imprint Osprey Publishing Place of Publication Osprey Country of Publication United Kingdom DOI 10.1604/9781846032769 UK Release Date 2008-11-10 NZ Release Date 2008-11-10 Translated from English Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2008-11-10 Subtitle Churchills Secret Warriors DEWEY 940.548641 Illustrations 50 b/w Audience General AU Release Date 2012-05-19 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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