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British Special Operations Explored
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Author : Milan Deroc
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
British Special Operations Explored written by Milan Deroc and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
The book challenges the accepted interpretations of the role of Tito and Mihailovic in the turbulent history of Yugoslavia in World War II. It critically reviews the wartime policies of Great Britain toward Yugoslavia and reassess the postwar grip of Tito's fan club on British-Yugoslav historiography.
The Politics And Strategy Of Clandestine War
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Author : Neville Wylie
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-09-15
The Politics And Strategy Of Clandestine War written by Neville Wylie and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-15 with History categories.
This fascinating new collection of essays on Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) explores the ‘non-military’ aspects of British special operations in the Second World War. It details how SOE was established in the summer of 1940 to ‘set Europe ablaze’, as Churchill memorably put it. This was a task it was meant to achieve by detonating popular resistance against Axis rule, and nurturing ‘secret armies’, which might be capable of providing military and other forms of assistance for British forces when they were once again able to return to the offensive and conduct land operations in Europe. The importance of the collection, however, goes beyond merely illuminating aspects of SOE’s work which have largely been overlooked in previous scholarship. More significantly, by situating SOE within the context of Britain’s broader political needs, the essays demonstrate the extent to which SOE came to epitomise and embody the range of skills that are found in today’s secret service organisations. SOE showed itself capable of operating on a global scale and developing the necessary expertise, equipment and personnel to conduct activities across the whole spectrum of what we have come to know as ‘covert operations’. By bringing SOE’s activities into sharper focus and exposing the scale of its involvement in Britain’s wartime external relations, the essays echo current thinking on the place of the so-called ‘secret world’ in international politics.
British Special Operations Explored Yugoslavia In Turmoil 1941 43 And The British Responce
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
British Special Operations Explored Yugoslavia In Turmoil 1941 43 And The British Responce written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Secret Warfare
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Author : Adrian Weale
language : en
Publisher: Coronet
Release Date : 1998
Secret Warfare written by Adrian Weale and has been published by Coronet this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Military art and science categories.
The Jewel Game was a memory technique taught to British agents in India, as they prepared to take on their Imperial Russian adversaries. A century later, this technique is used by British special forces as they prepare for operations against the IRA. This book explores the evolutionary path of special forces from the 19th century to modern elite forces used in the Gulf War, the Falklands and Vietnam. The book takes in such diverse figures as Lawrence of Arabia and Sir Peter del la Billiere, and examines the record of special forces in war and peace, explaining what they do, why they do it and whether they are effective.
Rediscovering Irregular Warfare
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Author : A. R. B. Linderman
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2016-02-29
Rediscovering Irregular Warfare written by A. R. B. Linderman and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE), which conducted sabotage campaigns and supported resistance movements in Axis-occupied Europe and in Asia, is often described as Winston Churchill’s brainchild. But as A. R. B. Linderman reveals in this engrossing history, the real genius behind Britain’s clandestine warriors was Colin Gubbins, a British officer who forged the SOE by drawing on lessons learned in irregular conflicts around the world. Following Gubbins through operations he studied and participated in, Linderman maps the evolution of the SOE from its origins to its doctrine to its becoming a critical institution. Part biography, part intellectual and organizational history, Rediscovering Irregular Warfare is the first book to explore the origins of a substantial force in the Allies’ victory in World War II. Although popular history holds that Britain entered World War II with no prior knowledge of or experience with underground warfare, Rediscovering Irregular Warfare tells us otherwise. Linderman finds ample precedent in the clearly documented work of Gubbins and his fellow clandestine organizers. He traces Gubbins’s career from 1914 through World War I and such irregular conflicts as the Allied intervention in Russia, the Irish Revolution, and conflicts in British India. To these firsthand experiences, Gubbins added the insights of colleagues who had served with him and in Iraq, as well as what he learned from the Second Anglo-Boer War, the Arab Revolt led by T. E. Lawrence, the German guerrilla war in East Africa, the revolt in Palestine between the world wars, the Spanish Civil War, and the Second Sino-Japanese War. The two booklets that Gubbins wrote based on his accumulated knowledge offered the first synthesis of British unconventional warfare doctrine: practical guides that emphasized the centrality of local populations; the collection, protection, and use of intelligence; the necessity of cooperating with conventional forces; and the use of speed, surprise, and escape in ambush operations. In 1940, when Gubbins joined the newly created SOE, the experience and know-how codified in his guides formed the basis of Britain’s approach to irregular warfare. The history of the SOE’s doctrinal origins is Colin Gubbins’s story. By telling that story, Rediscovering Irregular Warfare amplifies and clarifies our understanding of the Second World War—and of doctrines of unconventional warfare in the twentieth century.
S O E
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Author : M R D Foot
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-11-30
S O E written by M R D Foot and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-30 with History categories.
SOE, the Special Operations Executive, was a small, tough British secret service, a dirty tricks department established in July 1940 and encouraged by Churchill to ‘set Europe ablaze’. Recruited from remarkably diverse callings, the men and women who were members of this most secret agency lived in great and constant danger. Their job – as saboteurs, informers, partisans, couriers or secret agents – was to support and stimulate resistance behind enemy lines; their credentials fortitude, courage, immense patience and a devotion to freedom. In this classic study M.R.D. Foot, sheds light on the heroism of individual SOE agents across the world and provides us with a spellbinding account of the Executive’s crucial wartime work. With an introduction by David Stafford.
The Global Infrastructure Of The Special Operations Executive
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Author : Derwin Gregory
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-23
The Global Infrastructure Of The Special Operations Executive written by Derwin Gregory and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-23 with History categories.
During the Second World War, the British government established the Special Operations Executive (SOE) for the purpose of coordinating ‘all action, by way of subversion and sabotage, against the enemy overseas’. Although the overseas operations of this branch of the British Secret Services are relatively well known, few studies have explored the ‘backroom sections’ of this organisation. This book draws together the infrastructure developed to support an agent’s ‘journey’ from recruitment to despatch to the field. At the start of the Second World War there were few existing facilities established within the UK to support clandestine operations. As the conflict progressed, in parallel to learning the operational procedures of their trade, SOE also had to rapidly expand their support infrastructure around the world. The organisation could effectively support their agents only by establishing facilities dedicated to training, research and development, supply, transportation, communication, and command and control. By predominately focusing on the organisation’s ‘agent facing’ infrastructure, this book provides a backdrop to the brave men and women who conducted operations abroad. In addition, it gives an overview of the facilities in which SOE’s backroom staff lived and worked. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of archaeology, history and war studies.
Ultimate Special Forces
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Author : Hugh McManners
language : en
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Release Date : 2003
Ultimate Special Forces written by Hugh McManners and has been published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Guild to the world's most highly trained military units through history, famous forces and operations, and specialized equipment.
Special Operations In Wwii
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Author : James Stejskal
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2020-04-30
Special Operations In Wwii written by James Stejskal and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with History categories.
A brief history of secret British and American World War II organizations, their training, tools, successes, and their legacy. Winston Churchill famously instructed the head of the Special Operations Executive to “Set Europe ablaze!” Agents of both the British Special Operations Executive and the American Office of Strategic Services underwent rigorous training before making their way, undetected, into occupied Europe to do just that. Working alone or in small cells, often cooperating with local resistance groups, agents undertook missions behind enemy lines involving sabotage, subversion, organizing resistance groups and intelligence-gathering. SOE’s first notable success was the destruction of a power station in France, stopping work at a vital U-boat base. Later operations included the assassination of Himmler’s deputy Reinhard Heyrich and ending the Nazi atomic bomb program by destroying the heavy water plant at Vemork, Norway. OSS operatives established anti-Nazi resistance groups across Europe, and managed to smuggle operatives into Nazi Germany, including running one of the war’s most important spies, German diplomat Fritz Kolbe. All missions were incredibly dangerous and many agents were captured, tortured, and ultimately killed—the life expectancy of an SOE wireless operator in occupied France was just six weeks. In this short history, historian James Stejskal examines why these agencies were established, the training regime and ingenious tools developed to enable agents to undertake their missions, their operational successes, and their legacy.
Midnight In Some Burning Town
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Author : Christian Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Cassell Military
Release Date : 2005
Midnight In Some Burning Town written by Christian Jennings and has been published by Cassell Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Great Britain categories.
British Special Forces at war in the Balkans, Afghanistan and the Gulf.