Publisher's Synopsis
The story of Britain's wartime sabotage operations, as organized by the Special Operations Executive. A tale not only of heroism, but of political naivety and ruthless manipulation through the SOE's backing of Communist movements in Eastern Europe. Nigel West is also the author of "The Friends", "Britain's Post-War Secret Intelligence Operations", "Games of Intelligence", "Matter of Trust MI5: 1945-72" and "Molehunt".