Thomas F. (hardtack) -
Despite my intense interest in this subject I found it difficult to read. I finally decided it was the font the book was written in, even though the font was larger than usually found in books. Perhaps it is the type of font used in government publications, and not easy for the eye to move quickly through.
Still I finished it. The book exposes many of the myths associated with Special Operations Executive (SOE) and its continuing fight with Special Intelligence Services (SIS). Plus, how other agencies, including the British armed forces tried to control it at every level. It was only in 1944 that SOE operated as it should have been doing for years.
One interesting bit of information, not new to those who read WWII history, is the continuing assertion by the RAF it couldn't spare planes from its bombing campaigns to support the SOE, despite the fact the British were already well aware the effect of their bombing program on Germany mostly consisted of holes in German fields, and not on the bombing targets.
Still I finished it. The book exposes many of the myths associated with Special Operations Executive (SOE) and its continuing fight with Special Intelligence Services (SIS). Plus, how other agencies, including the British armed forces tried to control it at every level. It was only in 1944 that SOE operated as it should have been doing for years.
One interesting bit of information, not new to those who read WWII history, is the continuing assertion by the RAF it couldn't spare planes from its bombing campaigns to support the SOE, despite the fact the British were already well aware the effect of their bombing program on Germany mostly consisted of holes in German fields, and not on the bombing targets.
