"Compiled at the end of the war by the Air Historical Branch, this is a detailed and comprehensive account of the RAF's support for the SOE".

Air Mail - Royal Air Forces Association, July - September 2022

The book contains many interesting facts and if you are interested in covert operations and spies, this is a good book.

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Historic Battlefield Tours

Overall this is a valuable work for anyone interested in SOE, providing a detailed examination of the work that went into the difficult task of supporting SOE’s operations, and this more than makes up for the lack of readability in some sections.

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History of War - John Rickard

As featured in Scramble.

Battle of Britain Historical Society

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was established after the German occupation of mainland Europe in a bid to 'set Europe ablaze', as Winston Churchill memorably put it. The key enabler to allow the SOE to function and be supported deep in the enemy held territory was the RAF, and specifically its Special Duties squadrons. Accounts of Westland Lysanders landing quietly at night on unlit fields in France, dropping off or picking up agents, are well documented. Less well known are the efforts of the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and Handley Page Halifax crews who would parachute stores and ages into hostile territory. The latter, undeniably brave, often met a gruesome fate. This book brings the official records relating to these operations into a collective form for the first time. The compilers should be congratulated on this worthy achievement. While not necessarily bedtime reading, this publication will be a valuable addition to anyone with an interest in RAF history or the SOE. Thoroughly recommended.

Fly Past, March 2017 – reviewed by Andrew Thomas

A fascinating look at the Special Operations Executive and for sure one for the library of any researcher. It would have been better had an index been included at the rear of the book. Many authors send us their publications for review, sadly this was not the case with this one but nonetheless we will review it on our website and recommend it.

Aircrew Remembered, Amazon

Delivers a remarkable account of the way in which the RAF and the SOE worked together to place operatives in key places in Europe during the second phase of the second world war. I will never tire of reading about the exploits of these amazing people who changed the tide of the war.

Books Monthly, December 2017 – reviewed by Paul Norman

Based on AIR 20/8459, this is an Official History that provides the most accurate and detailed review of RAF/SOE operations during WWII.
This is a fascinating review that reads well and contains rare images in its photo-plate section – a very worthwhile book opening up a previously obscured period of history.

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