Isbn: 9780953615186 - the secret history of soe: the special operations executive 1940-1945 (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. The Secret History of SOE: The Special Operations Executive, 1940-- 1945. By William Mackenzie. Foreword and notes by M. R. D. Foot. Published by St. Ermin's Press, London, 2000. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 814pp. with illustrations, maps, tables and appendices. Burgundy cloth with black endpapers. Volume is in fine, unread condition with light toning; dustjacket has very light shelf edge wear. At the end of World War II, Britain's Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was be used by intelligence agencies in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insiders. Now, for the first time, this highly classified document has been made available.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by St. Ermin's Press, London, UK. 2002. 814 pgs. Reprint. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. At the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and the surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agencies in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insiders. Now, this highly classified account has been made available. Never before have SOE's operations across the world been described in such detail and with total authority. Mackenzie's document explores numerous controversies and reveals dozens of previously undisclosed episodes from Britain's secret war against the Axis. Who were the agents parachuted in Germany? What became of schemes designed to protect Gibraltar from a Spanish invasion? When did SOE decide to collaborate with the NKVD and infiltrate Soviet spies into Eastern Europe? These and other wartime mysteries are packed into one of the most controversial documents of our time. ; 6.25 X 2.5 X 9.25 inches; 814 pages.…

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxix, 814p. : ill., maps, tables; 23cm. Subjects: Ministry of Economic Warfare, Special Operations Executive. Second World War, 1939-1945. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: gut. 2002. The Secret History of Soe: The Special Operations Executive 1940-1945 In englischer Sprache. pages.