Publisher's Synopsis
"Captures the almost crushing tension, constant sense of danger, and occasional moments of exhilaration...of these brave men and women. " BOOKLIST MAGAZINE By June 1940, Britain needed to adopt a new style of warfare to continue the struggle in Europe. Thus the Secret Operations Executive was founded. This book reveals the true story of the secret war: the lives of co-operatives, James Bond-style gadgets and the tortures and deaths suffered by those captured by the Gestapo. The SOE was solely responsible for the co-ordination of all subversive and sabotage activity against the enemy. With Winston Churchill's briefing: "Go, set Europe ablaze", they were permitted to use any means necessary, adopting tactics of guerrilla warfare and even cold-blooded murder. More than a war-time thriller, SECRET AGENT unearths the genuine hidden war of Occupied Europe.
