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Author:   Peter Wilkinson ,  M. R. D. Foot
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9781860647796

ISBN 10:   1860647790
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   24 May 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Early years; school; holidays with my aunts; holidays with my parents; Cambridge; regimental life, 1935-37; Czechoslovakia, 1938-39; summer interlude, 1939; Poland, 1939; France, 1940; auxiliary units; the special operations executive (SOE), 1940-41; Crete, 1941; Polish frustrations, Heydrich's assassination and the formation of the Jedburgh parties; the Muddle East , 1943; a safe landing, December 1943; Tito approves; the journey North, Christmas 1943; the journey North - the third stage; a short walk in the Third Reich; the submarine fiasco; the long march south; return to base; summer 1944 - Reculer pour mieux sauter ; Alfgar and Charles; the Drau crossing; the end of Clowder; no.6 Special Force; my marriage; the last round-up; Austria - the end of the road.

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. . .well worth reading (and buying)...one of the very best accounts of SOE activities... --John Wilson, The British Army Review. . . it is a thrilling, very personal account of SOE's undercover campaigns. . . --The Guards Magazine Makes compulsive reading. -- The Times (London) The narrative is full of anecdotes and makes compelling reading. -- Contemporary Review This is a highly-worthwhile purchase. -- Journal of Military and Naval History Its polished style makes it highly readable. -- Contemporary British History

.,. well worth reading (and buying)...one of the very best accounts of SOE activities... --John Wilson, The British Army Review<br>. . . it is a thrilling, very personal account of SOE's undercover campaigns. . . --The Guards Magazine<br> Makes compulsive reading. -- The Times (London)<br> The narrative is full of anecdotes and makes compelling reading. -- Contemporary Review <br> This is a highly-worthwhile purchase. -- Journal of Military and Naval History <br> Its polished style makes it highly readable. -- Contemporary British History <br>

. ..well worth reading (and buying)...one of the very best accounts of SOE activities... --John Wilson, The British Army Review<br>. . . it is a thrilling, very personal account of SOE's undercover campaigns. . . --The Guards Magazine<br> Makes compulsive reading. -- The Times (London)<br> The narrative is full of anecdotes and makes compelling reading. -- Contemporary Review <br> This is a highly-worthwhile purchase. -- Journal of Military and Naval History <br> Its polished style makes it highly readable. -- Contemporary British History <br>

. . .well worth reading (and buying)...one of the very best accounts of SOE activities... --John Wilson, The British Army Review . . . it is a thrilling, very personal account of SOE's undercover campaigns. . . --The Guards Magazine Makes compulsive reading. --The Times (London) The narrative is full of anecdotes and makes compelling reading. --Contemporary Review This is a highly-worthwhile purchase. --Journal of Military and Naval History Its polished style makes it highly readable. --Contemporary British History

.. .well worth reading (and buying)...one of the very best accounts of SOE activities... --John Wilson, The British Army Review. . . it is a thrilling, very personal account of SOE's undercover campaigns. . . --The Guards Magazine Makes compulsive reading. -- The Times (London) The narrative is full of anecdotes and makes compelling reading. -- Contemporary Review This is a highly-worthwhile purchase. -- Journal of Military and Naval History Its polished style makes it highly readable. -- Contemporary British History

".""."".well worth reading (and buying)...one of the very best accounts of SOE activities...""""--John Wilson, The British Army Review ."""" . . it is a thrilling, very personal account of SOE's undercover campaigns. . . """"--The Guards Magazine """"Makes compulsive reading. --The Times (London) """"The narrative is full of anecdotes and makes compelling reading."""" --Contemporary Review """"This is a highly-worthwhile purchase."""" --Journal of Military and Naval History """"Its polished style makes it highly readable."""" --Contemporary British History"

Author Information

Sir Peter Wilkinson served under the legendary Major General Sir Colin Gubbins in the Auxiliary Units and SOE. He commanded the Special Force (SOE) from 1943-45. He joined the Diplomatic Service and served in Vienna, Washington and Bonn and was Ambassador in Saigon and Vienna. In 1972 he became Coordinator of Intelligence at the Cabinet Office.

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