Britain was needing help in the early days of WWII. They put together the SOE and made do with what they could find to get the job done. Brave men and women worked not only as spies but to get the equipment needed together for the spies to be successful. This book tells the story of the individuals who worked to get things going. Hard for us in this day and age to realize what the beginning was like.

This non-fiction book reads like fiction. The actions that the SOE agents did during the second world war sound like something straight out of a James Bond novel/film. I knew of some of their exploits from previous readings focused on france mainly. This book details what the SOE did in France, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia. Excellent read and has made me want to read much more on the subject.

Secret Agent was great...it was exactly my kind of book. A history book but written in an engaging way that can draw in even those readers who don't usually go for non-fiction reads. The people that took on the challenge the British government gave them were innovators and heroes. This part of history needs to be studied and known.

Secret Agent combines all the excitement of a Spy novel with the truth of a well researched documentary. There is plenty of information to satisfy those looking for the details of everything that Special Operations Executive was during World War Two but it never fails to move along at a pace that is often electrifying.

The personal details alongside the facts and the context of the times and places are what really bring this book alive and without losing historical integrity it gives you all the facts, from SOE's early struggles to be established, to be taken seriously as an organisation to some of the daring missions that their operatives undertook.

In all an excellent read, both for those seeking to gain an insight to the organisation as well as those who love the real life adventure of SOE.