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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Packed with events and facts
The author of Secret Agent is a former diplomat who has written extensively on intelligence operations and history: this latest provides a presentation of the covert war against Hitler: the unconventional fighters of a top-secret agency designed to coordinate subversion and sabotage against Hitler. Chapters read almost like fiction but are packed with events and facts.
Published on December 10, 2001 by Midwest Book Review
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7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Ouch
Either the author doesn't know about any successful missions, can't disclose them, or there weren't any because the entire book is about failed sabotage, agents dying because of bungling, and ineffective missions. I kept waiting for something good to happen and it never did. 90% of the text is dedicated to the backgrounds of the agents and bad training camps in Britain...
Published on February 18, 2002 by Christopher
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Packed with events and facts,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Secret Agent: The True Story of the Special Operations Executive (Hardcover)
The author of Secret Agent is a former diplomat who has written extensively on intelligence operations and history: this latest provides a presentation of the covert war against Hitler: the unconventional fighters of a top-secret agency designed to coordinate subversion and sabotage against Hitler. Chapters read almost like fiction but are packed with events and facts.
7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Ouch,
By Christopher (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Secret Agent: The True Story of the Special Operations Executive (Hardcover)
Either the author doesn't know about any successful missions, can't disclose them, or there weren't any because the entire book is about failed sabotage, agents dying because of bungling, and ineffective missions. I kept waiting for something good to happen and it never did. 90% of the text is dedicated to the backgrounds of the agents and bad training camps in Britain. If you want juicy stories of bravery, success and competence by secret agents don't buy this book.
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The Secret Agent: The True Story of the Special Operations Executive by David Stafford (Hardcover - October 1, 2001)
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