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Behind the Lines: The Oral History of Special Operations in World War II
Behind the Lines The Oral History of Special Operations in World War II
Author: Russell Miller
Prepared for any situation from averting interrogation through suicide to derailing a train with nothing but an overcoat --- and supplied with such useful items as expertly forged documents, exploding rats, and invisible ink --- the men and women of the O.S.S. and the S.O.E. were sent behind enemy lines to cause mayhem, often alone, with an aver...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451211125
ISBN-10: 045121112X
Publication Date: 2/3/2004
Pages: 304
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Publisher: New American Library
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Apart from a short introduction, the book consists entirely of short---one or two pages, sometimes three---reminisces of SOE and OSS agents, decoders, drivers, etc. Much of it doesn't fit into a strategic impact of the war, but it is very interesting reading.


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