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Tag Archives: Baker Street Irregulars
This week in the War, 22–28 July 1940: Special Operations Executive
The Special Operations Executive (SOE) officially came into being this week in the war, 22 July 1940. Its purpose: to harass the enemy from behind the lines. Churchill supported ‘butcher and bolt’ raids and was an advocate of elitist special … Continue reading
Posted in Book, World War II
Tagged Baker Street Irregulars, Churchill, James Bond, Marcus Binney, Noor Inayat Khan, Odette Sansom, Q, SOE, Special Operations Executive, Violette Szabo, Virginia Hall
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