The Resistance (World War II)

This volume, part of the Time-Life World War II series, presents an oral history of the courageous men and women who volunteered for service with Britain's Special Operations Executives and the United States' Office of Strategic Services, collectively known as the Resistance. Compiled from interviews, diaries, letters, and contemporaneous first-person accounts, many of which were never before published, the book follows the adventures of these special agents who parachuted behind enemy lines with orders to cause mayhem. The narrative details their deadly game of cat and mouse with the Gestapo in occupied France, the dangerous politics of the Balkans, and surprise attacks against the Japanese in the Burmese jungle. It highlights the ingenuity of their support teams, who developed devices like exploding rats and invisible ink. The book chronicles the extraordinary story of these individuals, a breed apart, facing constant threat of capture, torture, imprisonment, and execution.

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