Synopses & Reviews
World War II Secret Operations Handbook lets you in on the skills and tricks used by the British S.O.E. (Special Operations Executive), the US O.S.S. (Office of Strategic Services), the French Maquis, and other special forces in combat in Europe, Africa and Asia between 1939 and 1945. Learn how to rig up a makeshift radio, how to pass undetected in enemy territory, how to live off the land and make shelter, and how to work as a sniper. Learn how operatives blow up bridges, roads, railways and arms depots and how they work with the local resistance.With more than 120 black-&-white drawings and with easy-to-follow text, World War II Secret Operations Handbook is an excellent guide to the techniques and skills used by the men and women of the special forces, techniques that are as relevant today as they were in 1945.
Synopsis
World War II Secret Operations Handbook explores the skills and tricks used by the British Special Operations Executive, the US Office of Strategic Services, the French Maquis, and other special forces in combat in Europe, Africa and Asia between 1939 and 1945. With more than 120 black-&-white drawings and with easy-to-follow text, World War II Secret Operations Handbook is an excellent guide to the techniques and skills used by the men and women of the special forces, techniques that are as relevant today as they were in 1945.
Table of Contents
Selected Contents
Introduction
1. Behind Enemy Lines
Landings by parachute; by boat; across borders. Living off the land. Finding water,
food from animals, food from plants, making shelters, making fire, tools and
weapons, hunting and fishing, survival cooking, food preservation, surviving
exposure and dehydration. Finding shelter.
2. Finding your Way
Includes advice on navigation techniques, signaling, makeshift compasses. Moving
undetected.
3. Undercover
Making contact with local Resistance. Knowing how to detect traitors. Rigging up
makeshift radios. Working with Resistance and winning over the assistance of locals.
4. Sabotage
How to blow up a railway, a road, a bridge, an arms depot. Rendering an enemy
runway inoperable.
5. Combat
Snipers at work. Raiding compounds. Multiple target assaults. Assassinations among
civilians. Silent killing skills. Unarmed combat.
6. Explosives
Laying bombs and mines. Detecting and defusing bombs and mines.
7. How to Escape Captivity
Advice and tips on how to escape from a variety of environments, including armed
guards, vehicles, military prisons and cells. Includes information on how to choose
your moment to escape, creating diversions and unarmed combat.
Bibliography
Index