Eileen Nearne http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/special-forces-obituaries/8009812/Eileen-Nearne.html...
I suppose many people here will be aware of the film 'NOW IT CAN BE TOLD' AKA 'SCHOOL FOR DANGER' which features actual SOE personnel recreating...
Wondering if anyone can help. I read a while back the book 'Burn After Reading' by Ladisla Farago. In it he talks about a woman she was living...
The reports for Armstrong, Ennis & Stainrod were sent to me some time ago courtesy of ADM 199. See this link for sortable table, which also...
Finally, my book is published. Some time ago I put the diaries here in a crude form as a blog. Since then I have been able to fill in missing...
I was hoping someone could help me identify some drop zones and missions, taken from the records of 148 (Special Duties) Squadron which was based...
Found this at kew thought someone may find this of interest Sir Robert Clark's POW form attached is his obit...
Does anyone know if RAF Hortholt (the airfield in north west London) was used for clandestine operations (SOE, SIS etc.) during WW2? I know that...
Seem to have switched some what from WW1 to WW2 at the moment, and have been re reading books relating to SOE. However, I just finished reading...
Whilst looking at a link supplied on another thread I saw this link and thought that it may be of interest to those interested in the SOE...
CWGC added the following casualties to its records today. All died at sea in the abortive SOE attack (Operation Boatswain) on Libyan oil...
Shadows in the Fog - The True Story of Major Suttill & the Prosper French Resistance Network Francis J Suttill History Press ISBN...
A good article on BBC News about the life of Pierre Boulle, best known as the author of The Planet of the Apes but also wrote The Bridge on the...
Hi All, I have just finished reading the book 'Flight By Elephant', by Andrew Martin. A very good book about the exploits of an Assam Tea Planter...
D-Day remembered: The Scot whose forces set Europe ablaze and helped ensure success of landings Jun 07, 2014 07:56 By Dailyrecord.co.uk 0...
I hope to be attending the upcoming 70th Anniversary as noted above. I have just received the official information from the association, and...
Hi All, Trying to help out a longtime contact here. He has been given some detail about an attempt by special forces to execute an amphibious...
Hi All, I thought this article, by Jeffrey Myers might be of interest to some members of the forum. A credit must go to our own Jedburgh22 for...
On the 9th September 1944, both engines failed on a C47, flying in bad weather, whilst on a photographic reconnaissance mission over central...
Separate names with a comma.
