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SOE in Denmark
The Special Operations Executive's Danish Section in WW2
Inbunden, 2021
274 kr
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From a small number of clandestine activities against the German occupation of Denmark in 1940, a sophisticated resistance movement developed which by 1944, with the support of Special Operations Executive, had become a highly effective intelligence gathering and sabotage organisation.Denmark is …
Stalag Luft III
An Official History of the 'Great Escape' PoW Camp
Häftad, 2024
166 kr
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Opened in the spring of 1942 to house captured Allied airmen, Stalag Luft III at Sagan was planned and built to make escape particularly difficult, especially tunnelling. This, though, did not deter the prisoners. Numerous escape attempts followed, involving prisoners trying to go over, through or …
Deceiving Hitler's Bombers
RAF Decoys and Visual Deception in WWII
Inbunden, 2027
525 kr
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The first, and most essential element in aerial bombardment is that of locating the target. All the inherent costs and risks in undertaking a bombing raid are of no avail unless the objective of the mission is correctly identified. If, through means of decoys or visual deception, the attacking …
Royal Observer Corps
The Eyes and Ears of the RAF in WWII
Häftad, 2022
192 kr
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The key roles played by the Royal Observer Corps in the Second World War have, all too often, been overshadowed by more glamourous arms of the defence forces. The teams in the Sector Stations, plotting the battles raging above, and the Spitfires and Hurricanes swooping upon the formations of enemy …
Bomber Command's War Against Germany
Planning the RAF's Bombing Offensive in WWII and its Contribution to the Allied Victory
Inbunden, 2020
280 kr
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The all-too frequently cited mantra that 'the bomber will always get through' had dominated Britain's strategic air policy in the decades preceding the Second World War. However, the experiences of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz indicated that aerial bombardments were not as effective at …
SOE in The Netherlands
The Special Operations Executive’s Dutch Section in WW2
Inbunden, 2024
274 kr
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Until 1943 there was little effective resistance to the German occupation of The Netherlands. Though numerous small opposition groups had formed immediately after the German invasion in 1940, there was no concerted movement or over-arching organisation.Gradually, though, as the Germans introduced …
SOE in The Netherlands
The Special Operations Executive’s Dutch Section in WW2
Av History An Official History, An Official History
E-bok, 2024
221 kr
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Until 1943 there was little effective resistance to the German occupation of The Netherlands. Though numerous small opposition groups had formed immediately after the German invasion in 1940, there was no concerted movement or over-arching organization. Gradually, though, as the Germans introduced …
SOE in The Netherlands
The Special Operations Executive’s Dutch Section in WW2
Av History An Official History, An Official History
E-bok, 2024
221 kr
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Until 1943 there was little effective resistance to the German occupation of The Netherlands. Though numerous small opposition groups had formed immediately after the German invasion in 1940, there was no concerted movement or over-arching organization. Gradually, though, as the Germans introduced …
Operation Jedburgh
The Special Forces Jedburgh Teams in Action in WW2
Inbunden, 2027
271 kr
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When Allied forces landed on D-Day, the Jedburgh teams went into action behind German lines. These usually three-man teams, often composed of one British, one American and man one from the country into which they were sent to operate, spread chaos and confusion in the enemy’s rear. Working with the …
Dieppe Raid
The Combined Operations Assault on Hitler's European Fortress, August 1942
Häftad, 2025
192 kr
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Winston Churchill faced immense pressure from Stalin, who demanded a second front to relieve the Soviet Union's burden in the fight against Germany. Although military advice suggested that a French invasion was not feasible for at least another year, Churchill sought a way to support the Russians. …
Combined Operations
An Official History of Amphibious Warfare Against Hitler's Third Reich, 1940-1945
Inbunden, 2022
280 kr
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From the warmer climate of the Mediterranean to the frozen wastes of Norway's Arctic islands, the Combined Operations organisation was a persistent thorn in the side of Hitler's Third Reich. From mounting attacks against enemy-held coastlines with small teams of less than a dozen men, through to …
Training Churchill's Secret Army
Special Operations Executive s Training Section, 1940-1945
Inbunden, 2025
225 kr
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Shortly after the creation of the Special Operations Executive in July 1940, the first of its Special Training Schools was formed at Brickendonbury in Hertfordshire. The object of the school was to train men of different nationalities as instructors and recruiters who would then return to their own …
M.I.9
The Official History of the Secret Escape and Evasion Organisation
Inbunden, 2024
266 kr
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It was every British serviceman’s duty, be he soldier, sailor or airman, to attempt to evade capture if stranded behind enemy lines or escape if captured. As there were potentially thousands of men who would find themselves cut off or captured during the Second World War, a branch of military …
M.I.9
An Official History of the Secret Escape and Evasion Organisation
Häftad, 2026
171 kr
Kommande
It was every British serviceman’s duty, be he soldier, sailor or airman, to attempt to evade capture if stranded behind enemy lines or escape if captured. As there were potentially thousands of men who would find themselves cut off or captured during the Second World War, a branch of military …
SOE in Czechoslovakia
The Special Operations Executive s Czech Section in WW2
Inbunden, 2022
219 kr
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The majority of the successful SOE operations in Europe took place in countries occupied by the Germans after the outbreak of war in 1939, Hitler's forces being regarded as foreign invaders. In Czechoslovakia it was different. The country, which had large numbers of ethnic Germans living within its …
SOE in Czechoslovakia
The Special Operations Executive’s Czech Section in WW2
Häftad, 2026
162 kr
Kommande
The majority of the successful SOE operations in Europe took place in countries occupied by the Germans after the outbreak of war in 1939, Hitler’s forces being regarded as foreign invaders. In Czechoslovakia it was different. The country, which had large numbers of ethnic Germans living within its …
SOE in the Third Reich
Special Operations Executive s German Section in WW2
Inbunden, 2025
271 kr
Kommande
X' Section of S.O.2, a part of the Ministry of Economic Warfare, was formed in November 1940. Just two months later it came under the command of Major R.H. Thornley and, eventually, part of Special Operations Executive. Its role was to establish channels of communication into Germany and Austria …
Bomber Command's War Against Germany
Planning the RAF''s Bombing Offensive in WWII and its Contribution to the Allied Victory
E-bok, 2020
162 kr
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“The internal RAF analysis of the different phases of the air war and what lessons could be learnt from those campaigns.” —Royal Aeronautical Society website When the RAF’s Bomber Command analyzed the results of their precision bombing efforts during the early years of World War II, a growing body …
Bomber Command's War Against Germany
Planning the RAF's Bombing Offensive in WWII and its Contribution to the Allied Victory
E-bok, 2020
162 kr
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"e;The internal RAF analysis of the different phases of the air war and what lessons could be learnt from those campaigns."e; -Royal Aeronautical Society websiteWhen the RAF's Bomber Command analyzed the results of their precision bombing efforts during the early years of World War II, a …
Bomber Command's War Against Germany
Planning the RAF's Bombing Offensive in WWII and its Contribution to the Allied Victory
Häftad, 2026
506 kr
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The all-too frequently cited mantra that the bomber will always get through' had dominated Britain's strategic air policy in the decades preceding the Second World War. However, the experiences of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz indicated that aerial bombardments were not as effective at …
