Pen and Sword Books: Behind Enemy Lines by Rebecca Lawther

Behind Enemy Lines

Secret Operations in World War Two

Rebecca Lawther
Found in: World War Two Books
Commemorative magazine 100 pages
ISBN: 9781848844186

Published: 22 June 2010

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1940 was a grim year for Britain. The war looked hopeless; France had fallen to the Nazis, and there were widespread fears of a German invasion ofrnBritain. The French needed help. It was decided to develop a new volunteer fighting force to wage a secret war. This was called the Special OperationsrnExecutive and its mission in the words of Prime Minister Winston Churchill was to ‘set Europe ablaze' through sabotage and subversion. SOE grew and eventually operated all over Europe and Asia, though its main point of focus was France.rnrnThe new organization was intended to coordinate, inspire, control and assist the nationals of occupied countries, working with local resistants to formrncircuits in the various areas, recruiting its agents from all walks of life. From its formation in 1940 and throughout the rest of the Second World War,rnSOE worked alongside other secret forces who were involved in raids such as the first Commando raids at Lofoten, and the raid on the Channel Islands.rnrnThe history of SOE is one of lonely sacrifice and ultimate triumph. This publication celebrates seventy years since Churchill’s Secret Army wererntasked to ‘set Europe ablaze’.

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