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'A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it!' ANTHONY HOROWITZ
SIX GENTLEMEN, ONE GOAL - THE DESTRUCTION OF HITLER'S WAR MACHINE.
In the spring of 1939, a top secret organisation was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage.
The…
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1 author picked Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the inside story of SOE. It focuses on the men who were at the helm of this secret organisation. Some of them invented the tools which allowed agents to do their jobs—a limpet mine, pens that concealed a knife, even exploding horse dung. Others taught would-be agents unarmed combat, or how to pick a lock. And it gives an insight into the personality of the man in charge, Brigadier Colin Gubbins. Invaluable information for my research.
From Hilary's list on the secret world of plot and counter plot in WWll.
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