{"product_id":"secret-war-nigel-west-9781526755667","title":"Secret War: The Story of SOE - Britain's Wartime Sabotage Organisation","description":"What did SOE really achieve during the Second World War? Why were so many agents parachuted into enemy hands? Who chose to back Communist guerrillas in Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Greece and Malaya in preference to other anti-Axis movements? In this new and revised edition Nigel West strips away the secrecy that has surrounded the Special Operations Executive since it was officially wound up in 1946, and reveal the breathtaking political naivety, operational incompetence and ruthless manipulation. Despite the heroism of individual agents who suffered appalling privation to further the organization's dubious objectives, there is an underlying tragedy of dreadful proportions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecret War\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed analysis of SOE's structure and performance and describes its successes and failures across the globe. The book casts doubt on the official histories authorized by the Cabinet Office and offers evidence of the setbacks that jeopardized D-Day and gives an account of the paramilitary units dropped behind enemy lines immediately after the invasion which saved SOE's reputation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a highly provocative but authoritative history of the organization that existed for less than six years but was to have a lasting impact on the world's postwar development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nigel West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526755661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526755667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frontline Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Nigel West","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078381662463,"sku":"9781526755667","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9e1a1ad-6378-4475-b8be-179e1cbd5633.jpg?v=1685475181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secret-war-nigel-west-9781526755667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}