Peter Dixon is a researcher, lecturer and author who writes nonfiction, with a focus on personal stories in war and peace. After more than thirty years as a Royal Air Force pilot, he led the conflict resolution charity Concordis International for over a decade. He completed a doctorate at the University of Cambridge in 2015 on outside intervention in civil wars. His recent writing has included Divided by History, which examines the roots of modern conflict in the past. His first book on the Special Operations Executive, Guardians of Churchill's Secret Army, tells the stories of the men who joined SOE to keep Churchill's secret saboteurs safe.

• IntroductionThe Prequel: Operation TorchIrregulars in North AfricaLearning to CooperateSpringboard for SubversionThe Training BaseThe Operations BaseFirst Conquer the IslandsChanging SidesInto ItalySouthern FranceConclusion

Peter Dixon is a researcher, lecturer and author who writes nonfiction, with a focus on personal stories in war and peace. After more than thirty years as a Royal Air Force pilot, he led the conflict resolution charity Concordis International for over a decade. He completed a doctorate at the University of Cambridge in 2015 on outside intervention in civil wars. His recent writing has included Divided by History, which examines the roots of modern conflict in the past. His first book on the Special Operations Executive, Guardians of Churchill's Secret Army, tells the stories of the men who joined SOE to keep Churchill's secret saboteurs safe.

• IntroductionThe Prequel: Operation TorchIrregulars in North AfricaLearning to CooperateSpringboard for SubversionThe Training BaseThe Operations BaseFirst Conquer the IslandsChanging SidesInto ItalySouthern FranceConclusion

Peter Dixon is a researcher, lecturer and author who writes nonfiction, with a focus on personal stories in war and peace. After more than thirty years as a Royal Air Force pilot, he led the conflict resolution charity Concordis International for over a decade. He completed a doctorate at the University of Cambridge in 2015 on outside intervention in civil wars. His recent writing has included Divided by History, which examines the roots of modern conflict in the past. His first book on the Special Operations Executive, Guardians of Churchill's Secret Army, tells the stories of the men who joined SOE to keep Churchill's secret saboteurs safe.

• IntroductionThe Prequel: Operation TorchIrregulars in North AfricaLearning to CooperateSpringboard for SubversionThe Training BaseThe Operations BaseFirst Conquer the IslandsChanging SidesInto ItalySouthern FranceConclusion