Pioneers of Irregular Warfare

Secrets of the Military Intelligence Research Department in the Second World War

New Hardback Illustrated

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Created in late 1938 as a small think-tank for irregular warfare, the Military Intelligence Research department was dissolved just two years later when the SOE was established. Malcolm Atkin presents a history of the often overlooked unit, describing innovations such as sticky bombs and limpet mines while exploring their international operations and the conflict between its head, Jo Holland, and its deputy, Colin Gubbins.

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