SOE. An Outline History of the Special Operations Executive 1940-46 by Foot, M.E.D - 1984

London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1984. 280pp., two paginated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain blue board undamaged. A nondescript signature on ffep., else leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. SOE, the Special Operations Executive, was a small, tough British secret service, a dirty tricks department set up in July, 1940. Its job was to support and stimulate resistance in occupied countries. At the end of the war it was wound up . . . Contents include: Prelims., Author's Note, 11 chapters, Notes, Acks., Abbs., References, Index. Book weight approx. 640g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.