{"product_id":"special-operations-executive-operational-stores-handbook-english-language-version-paperback","title":"Special Operations Executive Operational Stores Handbook: English Language Version - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSpecial Operations Executive\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder its nondescript plain cardboard covers, the WWII-era \u003cem\u003eSpecial Operations Executive Operational Stores Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e contained sabotage, explosives and weapons instructions as well as a vocabulary of standard SOE operational stores, complete with illustrations of the various devices and their use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe handbook was divided into seven different, colour-coded sections, each in a different language -\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnglish, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrench, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDutch, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNorwegian, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDanish, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolish, and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGerman.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is the English section and accompanying illustrations reproduced here. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe instructions were simple and to the point and in SOE's style, were suited for use by untrained or barely trained guerrillas, but were also a valuable refresher for more experienced personnel. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe vocabulary of stores found in the \"contents\" section of the handbook provided standard equipment item numbers and designations, as well as the designation of the standardised stores cell the items would be found in within the main stores containers. This information greatly simplified the process of requesting stores from London to be parachuted into occupied territory. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVery hard to find, this is, as far as is known, the first time this enigmatic little handbook has been printed as a paperback since the end of the Second World War. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pamphlets in this series are: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Guerilla Warfare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Partisan Leader's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to use High Explosives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpecial Operations Executive Operational Stores Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 1942\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47417319456946,"sku":"9781976343421","price":35.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/359d119e726849d38ecd7b8e72e7c3ae.webp?v=1778427692","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/special-operations-executive-operational-stores-handbook-english-language-version-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}