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Allied World War II Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps (Elite) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Allied World War II Sabotage Devices and Booby TrapsFollowing Churchill's directive to 'set occupied Europe ablaze', the SOE and later its American sister organization, the OSS, were deployed across the continent. This book examines different pieces of sabotage equipment and the technicalities involved in deploying them effectively, offering an insight into the secret war behind enemy lines.
Full description- Publisher: Osprey Publishing
- Published: 23 November 2010
- Format: Paperback 64 pages
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- Categories: War & Defence Operations | Weapons & Equipment | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | Military History | Second World War
- ISBN 13: 9781849081757 ISBN 10: 1849081751
- Sales rank: 234,219
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Full description for Allied World War II Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps
Following Churchill's directive to 'set occupied Europe ablaze', the SOE and later its American sister organization, the OSS, were deployed across the continent. Outnumbered, surrounded and in great peril, these brave agents were armed with a wide variety of devices to help them achieve their objectives, including numerous pieces of sabotage equipment and cunning booby traps. This book examines these different pieces of equipment and the technicalities involved in deploying them effectively, as well as discussing the specialist equipment developed by Special Forces units, including the SAS Lewes Bomb. Touching on some of the stranger developments, such as explosives disguised as lumps of coal, the author goes on to describe the German clearance techniques that were developed to avoid these dangers. Complete with specially commissioned artwork and period diagrams together with detailed descriptions of the dangerous missions of Allied agents, this book is a fascinating insight into the secret war behind enemy lines.
