S O E in Scandinavia

S O E in Scandinavia
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015011015206
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Book Synopsis S O E in Scandinavia by : Charles Cruickshank

Download or read book S O E in Scandinavia written by Charles Cruickshank and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Denmark and Norway were occupied for most of World War II, their patriot forces aided the Allied cause with the help of arms, equipment, and training supplied by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). Based on closed papers, this official history of the SOE in Scandinavia draws on agents' contemporary reports to describe vital operations in Scandinavia against the Germans, the techniques of the agents, and the role played by the Royal Air Force and the famous Shetland Bus Service in equipping and transporting the patriots. The book also pays a special tribute to the women of the resistance in Denmark and Norway.


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