The story of the remarkable efforts to bolster Britain's defensive
capability in South East Asia in the face of the Japanese threat after
1941
Alan Ogden brings to life the extraordinary story of SOE in the Far East
as an organization battling against vested interests and competing
Allied agencies and how over time it became a significant provider of
strategic and tactical intelligence as well as carrying out countless
dangerous missions behind enemy lines, some of which inflicted massive
losses on the enemy. Behind this history lie the stories of some
exceptional men who defied all odds in successfully prosecuting the war
against a ruthless and efficient enemy in one of nature's toughest and
most dangerous environments, the jungle. Ogden draws on both published
and unpublished sources to tell their remarkable stories, always
ensuring that the political context of their missions is fully
explained.