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Explore the hidden history of British intelligence with The Global Infrastructure of the Special Operations Executive. While the overseas combat operations of the SOE are widely studied, this volume by Routledge focuses on the essential backroom sections that made those missions possible. This book provides a detailed look at the organizational systems built to support agents from their initial recruitment through to their eventual dispatch into the field. It examines the logistical framework established during the Second World War to coordinate subversion and sabotage against enemy forces overseas. Perfect for students, historians, and readers interested in 20th-century British history, this study moves beyond the front lines to reveal how the British government developed the necessary facilities and infrastructure to manage secret service operations. It offers a unique perspective on the organizational backbone of one of the most significant intelligence branches of the Second World War.

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Focuses on the backroom sections and organizational infrastructure of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War.

Provides a complete look at the agent journey starting from recruitment through to field dispatch.

Examines how the British government coordinated subversion and sabotage against enemy forces overseas.

Part of the Routledge Studies in Second World War History series for academic and historical research.

Explores the development of facilities and systems that supported secret service operations from the start of the war.

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Release Date
24 December 2021
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02 August 2018

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