Secret War Heroes

By: Marcus Binney

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Paperback | 10 April 2006 | Edition Number 1

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352 Pages

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Founded by Churchill, Special Operations Executive (SOE) was the forerunner of the SAS, and during WWII they sent many hundreds of specially-trained agents deep undercover in Nazi-occupied Europe. Here Marcus Binney explores the extraordinary stories and daring exploits of some of the male agents who made up these little-known war heroes, and who helped change the course of the twentieth century with their bravery and sacrifice.

The author has undertaken ground-breaking research in previously classified Foreign Office files in order to write this book.

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The acts of courage portrayed in this enthralling book are of a kind so rare in our culture as to be virtually non-existent. His (Binney's) purpose- one that he pulls of superbly- is to pay tribute to the SOE. . . by recounting their wartime careers in a bouncy, Boy's Own Paper style that gives his account the pace of a page-turning thriller. - Nigel Jones, Literary Review

I like to think myself quite familiar with SOE's wartime history, but Binney's book told me a host of new things about a host of remarkable people. He has done a fine job of culling hitherto unexplored files, to produce a splendid set of adventure stories for any devotee of the genre. - Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph

It is full of wonderful stories that really make one pause about the curious practicalities of war. A wonderful story and one which Binney tells well. - Toby Clements, Telegraph

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