Secret War: Espionage and Special Ops in WWII

Behind the official lines of the military offensives of World War Two, a myriad secret wars were waging in the shadows. Its perpetrators were everyday civilians actively choosing to take a stance, and they came from all walks of life to disrupt the work of their enemy. This fascinating collection of stories illustrates the breadth of covert activities organised by secret networks, small resistance cells and lone wolfs taking independent action and not all were motivated by patriotism. Alongside are stories of daring raids carried out by military personnel who volunteered and trained for specific tasks collectively illustrating how elite military units evolved to take out key enemies and eliminate power and manufacturing installations, transport networks and supply lines. In parallel with overt acts of aggression, spy networks developed, their personnel integrated into the households or regular workplaces of where sensitive information could be found, their operatives leading double lives with breath taking audacity.