Ww2 Spy School

Author : Ian Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1522748741

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WW2 Spy School by Ian Hall Pdf

This is not a novel. This is not a historical account. This is, in fact, the training manual of the S.O.E in World War 2. This document was the official training manual for every allied spy and counter-espionage agent in World War 2. Written by the S.O.E. (M.I.6), it was soon picked up and used by the American OSS (the originator of the CIA). In great detail, it describes such subjects as Explosives, Fieldcraft, Cyphers, and Propoganda. Care has been taken to deliver the manual in its original style and format. The document is dated at 1943, and as far as we know is published in its entirety. At over 400 pages, it is both exhaustive and painstakingly detailed. For instance... " 5. Searching a Prisoner, if you are armed.... Kill him first. If that is inconvenient, make him lie face to the ground, hands out in front of him. Knock him out, with rifle butt, side or butt of the pistol or with your boot. Then search him." Nice, huh? A great read, superb information, and a unique insight into a dark age of history. Introduction by Ian Hall

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781550025057

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How to Be a Spy by Anonim Pdf

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 : Stephanie Bearce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000490084

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Top Secret Files by Stephanie Bearce Pdf

Spy school, poison pens, exploding muffins, and Night Witches were all a part of World War II, but you won't learn that in your history books! Crack open secret files and read about the mysterious Ghost Army, rat bombs, and doodlebugs. Discover famous spies like the White Mouse, super-agent Garbo, and baseball player and spy, Moe Berg. Then build your own fingerprint kit and crack a spy code. It's all part of the true stories from the Top Secret Files: World War II. Take a look if you dare, but be careful! Some secrets are meant to stay hidden . . . Ages 9-12

Author : Don Mitchell
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780545936569

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The Lady Is a Spy: Virginia Hall, World War II Hero of the French Resistance (Scholastic Focus) by Don Mitchell Pdf

The Lady Is a Spy is the audacious and riveting true story of Virginia Hall, America's greatest spy and unsung hero, brought to vivid life by acclaimed author Don Mitchell. When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was dangerous enough, but as fighting erupted across the continent, instead of returning home, she headed to France.In a country divided by freedom and fascism, Virginia was determined to do her part for the Allies. An ordinary woman from Baltimore, MD, she dove into the action, first joining a French ambulance unit and later becoming an undercover agent for the British Office of Strategic Services. Working as part of the intelligence network, she made her way to Vichy, coordinating Resistance movements, sabotaging the Nazis, and rescuing Allied soldiers. She passed in plain sight of the enemy, and soon found herself at the top of their most wanted list. But Virginia cleverly evaded discovery and death, often through bold feats and daring escapes. Her covert operations, capture of Nazi soldiers, and risky work as a wireless telegraph operator greatly contributed to the Allies' eventual win.

Author : British Special Operations Executive
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781632209016

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How to Become a Spy by British Special Operations Executive Pdf

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. In the early years of the war, the SOE set up top secret training schools to instruct prospective agents in the art of being a spy. Soon there was an international network of schools in operation in secluded locations ranging from the Scottish Highlands to Singapore and Canada. Reproduced here is one of the most comprehensive training syllabi used at SOE’s Special Training Schools (STSs) instructing agents on how to wreak maximum havoc in occupied Europe and beyond. A staggering array of unconventional skills are covered—from burglary, close combat, and silent killing, to utilizing propaganda, surveillance, and disguise—giving an unprecedented insight into the workings of one of WWII’s most intriguing organizations. These files, released from the British National Archive, put covert history in readers’ hands. Uncover an exciting, little-known part of WWII history and delve into the inner workings of a real spy network. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Cyril Cunningham
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783032174

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Beaulieu by Cyril Cunningham Pdf

A history of what life was like at Britain’s World War II spy school, from how it was staffed to what lessons were taught, and more. Considering the number of books that have been written about Special Operations Executive, very little has been revealed about the most frequently mentioned of its training establishments, the Finishing School on Lord Montagu’s estate at Beaulieu in Hampshire. So secret were the activities that even the Montagu family whose home was in the middle of the school complex, were unaware of what was in fact taking place. Virtually nothing was known about who designed the courses and did the teaching, how the students were taught or where the instructors had obtained their knowledge of spycrafts. Wishing to find out more, Lord Montagu commissioned local historian Cyril Cunningham to undertake the necessary research, unaware that Cunningham was a former Intelligence officer. This book is the outcome of a difficult investigation, and a very remarkable story it is too. Large numbers of agents from Britain and the Nazi-occupied countries of Europe were trained at Beaulieu in the delicate arts of secret inks, coding, clandestine communications, and black propaganda, along with such nefarious skills as silent killing, housebreaking, safe-blowing, forgery, unattributable sabotage, and survival techniques. They were taught by some extraordinary characters including former spies, a professional burglar, and the infamous double-agent Kim Philby, who played a significant role in the design of the curriculum.

Author : David Stafford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0670817376

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Camp X by David Stafford Pdf

Author : Special Operations Executive
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780008103620

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SOE Manual: How to be an Agent in Occupied Europe by Special Operations Executive Pdf

The actual course given to all secret agents in SOE before working behind enemy lines. It includes everything you needed to know to go undercover – from documents, cover stories and how to live off the land to how to get through an interrogation.

Author : Imperial War Museum
Publisher : Aurum Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1781314020

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The British Spy Manual by Imperial War Museum Pdf

Imagine sitting behind a desk, in a classroom, miles from anywhere in the English countryside, alongside dozens of fellow students, dreaming of being parachuted into Occupied France to undertake daring missions against Hitler's forces. What were you taught? What text books did they give you, and what homework and exams were you expected to pass in order to make the grade? We now publish the classroom dossier that all secret agents being trained for missions against the Axis forces in the Second World War were supplied with and expected to implement when on service. Full of colourful and imaginative drawings, photographs and diagrams the two-volume set represents a unique piece of British military history at your finger tips. From techniques in camouflage, to setting up communications, concealing weapons caches and constructing booby traps - this is the original text book our heroes learned, to ply their trade to deadly effect.

Author : Ben Macintyre
Publisher : Signal
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780771000928

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Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre Pdf

For readers of World War II history, espionage, fans of John le Carré and Alan Furst, and of Ben Macintyre's more recent books. Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. In 1941, after training as German spy in occupied France, Chapman was parachuted into Britain with a revolver, a wireless, and a cyanide pill, with orders from the Abwehr to blow up an airplane factory. Instead, he contacted M15, the British Secret service, and for the next four years, Chapman worked as a double agent, a lone British spy at the heart of the German Secret Service. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty; inside the villain was a hero. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began. Based on recently declassified files, Agent Zigzag tells Chapman's full story for the first time. It's a gripping tale of loyalty, love, treachery, espionage, and the thin and shifting line between fidelity and betrayal.

Author : Eric Walters
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003-02-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780143181477

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Camp X by Eric Walters Pdf

It's 1943, and nearly-12-year-old George and his older brother Jack are spending a restless wartime summer in Whitby, Ontario, where their mom is working at a munitions plant while their dad is off fighting the Germans. One afternoon, the boys stumble across Canada's top-secret spy camp-and so begins an exciting and terrifying adventure as George and Jack get caught up in the covert activities of Camp X. Fascinated by Camp X and its secrets, the boys begin to suspect local townspeople of being spies. Is the police chief keeping tabs on people for enemy purposes? Is Jack's boss at the newspaper really amassing information for sinister reasons? Unable to resist the camp's allure, the boys keep going back to find out more details of what's going on-they even meet William Stephenson, the Man Called Intrepid himself. They also attract the attention of a very sinister character, someone who is determined to use George and Jack's knowledge against the Allies, no matter the consequences . . . or the casualties.

Author : Stuart A. Kallen
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Espionage
ISBN : 9781512486421

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World War II Spies and Secret Agents by Stuart A. Kallen Pdf

Discover exciting stories of real World War II spies and secret agents. From an ordinary seeming baseball player to a real-life James Bond, these secret forces successfully fought the Nazis and Axis powers.

Author : Michael Burgan
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781429698986

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World War II Spies by Michael Burgan Pdf

"Describes the role spies played during World War II. Readers' choices reveal various historical details"--

Author : Rebecca Donner
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786892201

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All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner Pdf

SELECTED AS A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Born and raised in America, Mildred Harnack was twenty-six and living in Germany when she witnessed the meteoric rise of the Nazi party. She began holding secret meetings in her apartment, forming a small band of political activists set on helping Jews escape, denouncing Hitler and calling for revolution. When the Second World War began, she became a spy, couriering top-secret intelligence to the Allies. In this astonishing work of non-fiction, Harnack’s great-great-niece Rebecca Donner draws on extensive archival research, fusing elements of biography, political thriller and scholarly detective story to tell a powerful, epic tale of an enigmatic woman nearly erased by history.

Author : Larry Loftis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982143879

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The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis Pdf

The hidden history of an ordinary American girl who became one of the OSS's most daring World War II spies before marrying into European nobility.