An Official History Book order

The establishment of the Special Operations Executive in July 1940 led to the formation of its first Special Training School at Brickendonbury, Hertfordshire. This school played a crucial role in training operatives for covert missions during World War II, highlighting the significance of specialized training in wartime efforts.

The book delves into the evolution of resistance against German occupation in The Netherlands during World War II, highlighting the formation and challenges of various opposition groups. It focuses on the N Section of the Special Operations Executive, detailing how agents were trained, infiltrated, and operated under false identities. Despite facing significant setbacks, including poor security and discipline, the agents managed to coordinate efforts and provide essential support to local resistance movements. This official account offers insights into the strategies and operations that characterized the underground fight against the occupiers.

Written at the end of the Second World War by those involved in the planning and operation of the Royal Observer.

A previously unpublished official history of SOE's Czech section.

Looks at combined operations in the Far East.

This account of SOE and its agents in Denmark was written immediately after the war by a SOE staff member. A previously unpublished official history of SOE's Danish section.

Details the planning of the RAF's bombing offensive in the Second World War and its contribution to the Allied victory.

Details all the measures, both on the land and in the air, taken to defend the United Kingdom from the German long-range weapons. Contains an appendix that lists all of the major V2 incident, as well as another that records all V2 strikes in the UK in chronological order and with geographical information.

The official battle summary, a detailed and descriptive account of the Dieppe Raid, which was written shortly after the war and is based on the recollections of those who were involved.