SOE Recollections and Reflections 1940 - 45. by Beevor, J. G - 1981

London: Bodley Head, 1981. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (small scuff top edge rear cover). 269 pp. This is the story of the British secret organisation called SOE, the Special Operations Executive, created in July 1940. Drawing on his own personal recollections and those of his colleagues, as well as the available published material, he has written as a valuable assessment of Britain's part in these activities, as well as a summary of how SOE functioned in relation to the Allied theatre commanders, to the special operations activities of Allied countries, notably the United States, and to government and service departments.