British Special Operations in the Second World War: By Stealth and Guile

This examination analyzes daring British wartime special operations behind enemy lines, detailing strategic context, varied units, and their measured impact on the Allied effort.

Daring wartime special operations fire the imagination. Stories of secret missions behind enemy lines are the stuff of legends. This is especially true of the many remarkable operations undertaken by British special forces during the Second World War, and these are the subject of Malcolm Atkin’s gripping and thought...