Secrecy, sabotage, and aiding the resistance: how Anglo-American co-operation shaped World War Two

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When the British and American security services went to war together, their targets included morale, supplies and governments. Sabotage training and supplying rebels in occupied countries weakened the enemy. Friends were found in Italy and hostile groups in America. The American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and British Special Operations Executive (SOE) would also deliberately keep some information from each other. When they did work together, companies in hostile countries were blacklisted and their covert Jedburgh units supported allied rebels around the world. This database covers the period 1939-1954.

09/05/2018.