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A vivid recount of the little-known exploits of 17 courageous Special Operations Executive (SOE) officers in Italy during World War II In this inspiring new study of the SOE and Italian Resistance, 17 extraordinary stories of individual SOE officers illustrate the many and varied tasks of SOE missions throughout the different regions of Italy from 1943-1945. Through their gallantry, ingenuity, and determination, a small handful of SOE missions were able to arm and inspire thousands of Italians to fight the occupying German army after 1943 and in the process give invaluable support to the advancing Allied armies as they pushed north towards Austria.

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<p> An impressive and significant contribution to the historical record of SOE and No 1 Special Force in particular. --General the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB, LVO, OBE, DL. Colonel Commandant SAS, 2001-2010

An impressive and significant contribution to the historical record of SOE and No 1 Special Force in particular. --General the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB, LVO, OBE, DL. Colonel Commandant SAS, 2001-2010

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After a career including 12 years as an infantry officer with the Grenadier Guards and a long and enjoyable stint in international advertising and public relations, Alan Ogden decided to write about the history and culture of eastern Europe. His books include Moons and Aurochs, Romanian Furrow, and Through Hitler's Back Door, his well-received study of the SOE in Hungary and Bulgaria

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