Author: Pattinson, Juliette
Publisher: Caxton Editions
Year: 2000
ISBN: 1840672919
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Description:
New book, 184 pages, some rubbing wear to jacket. A perusal of the Obituaries in the broadheet newpapaers within the last few years will reveal that a number of people belonged to a secret wartime organisation called the Special Operations Executive. "The Firm" of "The Org", as it was also described, was not an ordinary War Office department. The public did not know it existed. It was a secret organisation whose purpose was only revealed long after VE Day. For many, the names Violette Szabo and Odette are synonymous with heroism. Their wartime experiences have been made in biographies and films but it was only recent television treatments that really highlighted this fascinating organisation. Historian Juliette Pattinson conveys the amazing story behind this organisation. Included within this collection are many rare photographs from the Imperial War Museum, featuring some of the agents, weapons and gadgetry of those who operated in occupied France.