David Stafford is widely recognized as one of the preeminent
writers on the subject of British secret intelligence. Compiled
through interviews with ex-operatives breaking long silence on the
subject, Secret Agent is the in-depth account of how the
British, facing World War II, created the Special Operations
Executive to coordinate subversion and sabotage tactics against the
enemy. Disguise, deception, bribery, explosives, guerilla warfare,
and even assassination were on the agenda, and Stafford thrillingly
details not only how operatives were recruited, but their daring
operations, the radio and coding systems that kept them in touch
with London, and the James Bond-style gadgets designed to help them
carry out their missions.
關於作者:
David Stafford is the author of numerous books, including
Churchill and Secret Service and Roosevelt and
Churchill. He is Project Director at the Center for Second
World War Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
目錄:
Author''s Note
1 ''Set Europe Ablaze''
2 Kindling the Fire
3 Tricks of the Trade
4 Getting There
5 A Burglar''s Operation
6 Keep the Flag of Freedom Flying
7 Blowing up Bridges
8 ''These Heroic Men''
9 Landing by Moonlight
10 The Radio War
11 Living on Air
12 Balkan Inferno
13 Fighting for France
14 Behind the Lines
15 Making Mayhem
16 Dousing the Names
Epilogue
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index