Special Operations Executive

A New Instrument of War

Nonfiction, History, Military, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Special Operations Executive by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781134175246
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 11, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781134175246
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 11, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This unique book presents an accurate and reliable assessment of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). It brings together leading authors to examine the organization from a range of key angles.

This study shows how historians have built on the first international conference on the SOE at the Imperial War Museum in 1998. The release of many records then allowed historians to develop the first authoritative analyses of the organization’s activities and several of its agents and staff officers were able to participate. Since this groundbreaking conference, fresh research has continued and its original papers are here amended to take account of the full range of SOE documents that have been released to the National Archives. The fascinating stories they tell range from overviews of work in a single country to particular operations and the impact of key personalities.

SOE was a remarkably innovative organization. It played a significant part in the Allied victory while its theories of clandestine warfare and specialised equipment had a major impact upon the post-war world. SOE proved that war need not be fought by conventional methods and by soldiers in uniform. The organization laid much of the groundwork for the development of irregular warfare that characterized the second half of the twentieth century and that is still here, more potent than ever, at the beginning of the twenty-first.

This book will be of great interest to students of World War II history, intelligence studies and special operations, as well as general readers with an interest in SOE and World War II.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This unique book presents an accurate and reliable assessment of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). It brings together leading authors to examine the organization from a range of key angles.

This study shows how historians have built on the first international conference on the SOE at the Imperial War Museum in 1998. The release of many records then allowed historians to develop the first authoritative analyses of the organization’s activities and several of its agents and staff officers were able to participate. Since this groundbreaking conference, fresh research has continued and its original papers are here amended to take account of the full range of SOE documents that have been released to the National Archives. The fascinating stories they tell range from overviews of work in a single country to particular operations and the impact of key personalities.

SOE was a remarkably innovative organization. It played a significant part in the Allied victory while its theories of clandestine warfare and specialised equipment had a major impact upon the post-war world. SOE proved that war need not be fought by conventional methods and by soldiers in uniform. The organization laid much of the groundwork for the development of irregular warfare that characterized the second half of the twentieth century and that is still here, more potent than ever, at the beginning of the twenty-first.

This book will be of great interest to students of World War II history, intelligence studies and special operations, as well as general readers with an interest in SOE and World War II.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Scientific Study of Social Behaviour (Psychology Revivals) by
Cover of the book Nostalgia by
Cover of the book Transnationalism, Gender and the History of Education by
Cover of the book Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today by
Cover of the book Love and Instinct (Routledge Revivals) by
Cover of the book Latino/as in the World-system by
Cover of the book Southern Perspectives on the Post-2015 International Development Agenda by
Cover of the book Religions and Constitutional Transitions in the Muslim Mediterranean by
Cover of the book Knowledge Systems and Change in Climate Governance by
Cover of the book Science, Technology and Culture by
Cover of the book Russia and America: From Rivalry to Reconciliation by
Cover of the book Path Dependence and New Path Creation in Renewable Energy Technologies by
Cover of the book Thales of Miletus by
Cover of the book Cultural Heritage and Prisoners of War by
Cover of the book Re-Covering Modernism by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy