Guardians of Churchill's Secret Army: Men of the Intelligence Corps in the Special Operations Executive

Author:   Peter Dixon
Publisher:   Cloudshill Press
ISBN:  

9780993508042


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   25 June 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Peter Dixon
Publisher:   Cloudshill Press
Imprint:   Cloudshill Press
ISBN:  

9780993508042


ISBN 10:   0993508049
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   25 June 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. One Man's War 2. The Intelligence Connection 3. Politics and Subversion 4. Securing SOE 5. Into the Field 6. Fighting Back 7. Invading Postscript

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'A fascinating and important study of a long-hidden corner of SOE history.' Dr Roderick Bailey, Pembroke College, Oxford, Advisor to BBC TV series Secret Agent Selection: WW2.; 'This book fills an important gap in the history of SOE and that of the Intelligence Corps.' Colonel (Retired) Nick Fox OBE, Deputy Colonel Commandant of the Intelligence Corps.; 'Includes the fascinating stories of a number of individuals, generally unknown, who deserve to emerge from the shadows.' Paul McCue, SOE historian and author.


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Peter Dixon is a researcher, author and lecturer. He served over 30 years as a Royal Air Force pilot and spent the next decade leading the charity Concordis International in its conflict resolution work in Sudan and other divided societies. He completed his doctoral research at the University of Cambridge in 2015, studying outside intervention in civil wars. His writing has included Amazon Task Force, the story of a medical expedition in the Peruvian Amazon, and Peacemakers: Building stability in a complex world. He and his wife Ingrid, also an author, live in Gloucestershire. They have two adult children and five grandchildren.

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