Mission Europe: The Secret History of the Women of SOE

by Kate Vigurs

The remarkable history of the women who worked for Special Operations Executive across occupied Europe

In the wake of the Nazi invasion of Europe, the tentative sparks of resistance in occupied countries were fanned by Britain's Special Operations Executive. Across the continent, SOE recruited women to "set Europe ablaze." Working as secret agents and saboteurs, these individuals bolstered resistance from within and provided much needed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300272693
• ISBN13: 9780300272697
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 384 Pages