Soe Group B Sabotage Training Handbook

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291863893
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SOE GROUP B SABOTAGE TRAINING HANDBOOK written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the outbreak of war in 1939, the British Intelligence Services needed a school to train agents to be infiltrated behind enemy lines in occupied Europe. Brickendonbury Manor was requisitioned and run by the Secret Intelligence Service's D Section. They already had training schools in Palestine. With the formation of the Special Operations Executive in July 1940, they took over the training and Brickendonbury specialised in sabotage. George Rheam, described as the father of industrial sabotage, and fellow instructors prepared a handbook which was used by SOE trainers in similar schools overseas. Bernard O'Connor, author of numerous books on World War Two sabotage, provides a detailed foreword.

Author : Des Turner
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750999837
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secrets of Station 14 written by Des Turner and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briggens House, near Harlow in Essex, was one of the most important of the establishments requisitioned by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. Its mission was to accomplish Winston Churchill's directive to 'set Europe ablaze', and, initially, the house was used as a finishing school for the Cichociemni, elite Polish saboteurs, to prepare to parachute into Nazi-occupied Poland. In need of false identity documents to avoid the arrest, interrogation and execution of its agents, SOE gradually built up a printing department on site and Station 14 became the organisation's False Document Section. This is the true story of the house and its highly skilled wartime personnel, including British officers, Polish agents and the women of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. For the resident staff it was a relatively safe posting, but tension built as the Poles, fighting their own battle for Polish independence, competed for scarce resources in wartime Britain. SOE historian Des Turner uses first-hand accounts, memoirs and official records to reveal long-forgotten stories of tragedy, humour and frustration, giving long-overdue credit to the men and women of Briggens House who were prevented by the Secrets Act from ever speaking about their wartime work.

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291787305
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blackmail Sabotage: Attacks on French industries during World War Two written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late-1943 Harry Rée, one of Britain's secret agents operating in eastern France, witnessed an RAF bombing mission on Peugeot's automobile factory in Sochaux/Montbéliard. As many bombs missed their target, damaging houses and killing innocent French civilians, he was aware that it could turn public opinion against the Allies. With the agreement of his boss in the Special Operations Executive, he approached one of Peugeot's directors and made him an offer: Agree to have your vital machinery sabotaged or have the factory destroyed by British or American bombers. To help the director decide, he was offered compensation by the Allies after the war. When this novel approach proved successful, SOE set up a blackmail sabotage committee which targeted over thirty French factories. Over twenty specially trained agents, both men and women, were infiltrated on missions which included blackmail sabotage. This book details their successes and failures.

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445669641
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Operation Lena and Hitler's Plots to Blow Up Britain written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wartime story of how the Nazi Germany's sent saboteurs from 1938 onwards to launch acts of terror on the street of England and amazingly employed collaborators from the IRA, and attempted to use Scottish and Welsh nationalists.

Author : Bernard O'Connor
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445611783
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Churchill's School for Saboteurs written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secret life of Brickendonbury Manor & the WW2 assassins & saboteurs who set occupied Europe alight.

Author : Stephen Hart
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1782741038
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World War II Secret Operations Handbook written by Stephen Hart and published by Amber Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World War II Secret Operations Handbook reveals the skills and tricks used by the British SOE, the US OSS, the French Maquis, and other special forces between 1939 and 1945. Learn how to rig up a makeshift radio, how to pass undetected in enemy territory, how to live off the land and make shelter, and how to work as a sniper.

Author : M.R.D. Foot
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135769885
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SOE in France written by M.R.D. Foot and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-04-22 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOE in France was first published in 1966, followed by a second impression with amendments in 1968. Since these editions were published, other material on SOE has become available. It was, therefore, agreed in 2000 that Professor Foot should produce a revised version. In so doing, in addition to the material in the first edition, the author has had access to previously closed government records, as well as drawing upon his own invaluable wartime experiences and the recollections of those involved. SOE in France begins by explaining what SOE was, where it fitted into the Allied war machine, and how it worked in France. The narrative then recounts the adventures of its agents who worked on French soil. This intricate tale concentrates on the work of the 400 hand-picked men and women of the 'independent French' section, although it also covers SOE's five other sections that operated mainly in France. All told, the six sections despatched over 1,800 clandestine agents, who between them changed the course of the war. This updated new edition will be essential reading for scholars and for all those with an informed general interest in the activities of the SOE.

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Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1550025058
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Be a Spy written by and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, training in the black arts of covert operation was vital preparation for the 'ungentlemanly warfare' waged by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) against Hitler's Germany and Tojo's Japan. Reproduced here is the most comprehensive training syllabus used at SOE's Special Training Schools (STSs) showing how agents learnt to wreak maximum destruction in occupied Europe and beyond. The training took place in country houses and other secluded locations ranging from the Highlands of Scotland to Singapore and Canada. An array of unconventional skills are covered - from burglary, close combat and silent killing through to propaganda, surveillance and disguise - giving insight into the workings of one of World War II's most intriguing organizations. Denis Rigden's introduction sets the documents in its historical context and includes stories of how these lessons were put into practice on actual wartime missions.

Author : United States. Office of Strategic Services
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simple Sabotage Field Manual written by United States. Office of Strategic Services and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-08 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains advice and ideas for sabotage that could be carried out using simple equipment and methods. It considers methods of destruction and also obstructive techniques.

Author : Frances L. Edwards
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1003804845
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Transportation Security written by Frances L. Edwards and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-01-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing students and industry managers with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively manage the security of transportation assets, Introduction to Transportation Security, Second Edition examines: The core concepts of security, safety, and emergency management practices The integrated nature of the U.S.critical infrastructure and the threats to intermodal transportation Those federal agencies working in emergency management, hazmat response, and transportation security and their intelligence and response requirements and capabilities Cost-beneficial security strategies aimed at preventing catastrophic failures from disasters or intentional sabotage or attack in each transportation mode Transportation is the lifeline of any nation, connecting people, supporting the economy, and facilitating the delivery of vital goods and services. Past failures and terrorist attacks on such transportation systems, in the U.S. and abroad, have demonstrated such systems' vulnerability, the consequences of any potential damage and disruption, as well as the substantial impacts on people, property, and the economy. Now, more than ever, it has become imperative for public transit and transportation systems, as well as the many private businesses operating in these sectors, to develop comprehensive security programs. This includes accounting for both natural and man-made hazards—and safeguarding people, places, and equipment—while at the same time ensuring operations continuity. The book covers all transportation critical infrastructure—their modes and their interconnectivity—including highway, air, freight and passenger rail, transit, maritime, and pipeline security. Chapters provide learning objectives, key words, and discussion questions pedagogical elements as well as several case studies to facilitate a practical understanding of the concepts presented. New to this edition is a chapter dedicated to gas and oil pipelines as well as an increased focus throughout of recent cyberattacks, to emphasize the need for physical and cybersecurity integration. Introduction to Transportation Security, Second Edition serves as a comprehensive, practical overview for students in transportation management, homeland security, and emergency management programs as well as an up-to-date reference for professionals charged with safeguarding the movement of assets within our interconnected transportation network.