Secret WW2

"The relatives of Britain’s secret agent heroes in Burma have gathered to mark 80 years since the brutal campaign. The actions of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) were crucial to ending the Second World War, with one expert saying without them, the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki would not have succeeded in bringing Japan to surrender. "The Burma campaign, thousands of miles from the Western front, became known as the Forgotten War. But in central London, almost 60 relatives of the SOE mustered to ensure the actions of their loved ones deep behind enemy lines in some of the harshest conditions of the Second World War are never forgotten. The event was the first time relatives from all SOE operations in Burma, which is officially known today as Myanmar, have formally gathered …”

Praise indeed …

"A full record on the use of political/psychological warfare field units by the British Army is a conspicuous omission in the history of Political Warfare in the Second World War. A brief overview of the majority of those field units is attempted here …”

"A charity has unveiled plans for a £7.4m heritage centre honouring the birthplace of many of Europe's commando and special forces units. "Thousands of soldiers from the UK and its allies, including Norway, Poland, France and Belgium, trained in commando warfare in Lochaber during World War Two. "The area's role in the war is recalled by the Commando Memorial, which was unveiled near Spean Bridge, north of Fort William, in 1952. "The newly-formed International Commando Heritage Trust has proposed building a "discrete" centre near the monument."

“A Highland house where ‘troublesome’ secret agents were kept busy during World War Two has been put up for sale …”