The crypt at Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague
Ash Percival-Borley visits an important site in SOE history I recently had the opportunity to visit the cathedral of Saints…
SOE project
Vera Atkins: a custodian of Secrets
Ash-Percival Borley on the pioneering wartime intelligence officer and the hidden role of secretaries in the secret war A woman…
Lawrence of Yugoslavia
Guy Woodward on imperial echoes in accounts by SOE agents of their experiences in the Balkans Prior to parachuting into…
Doubts about women in combat don’t stand up to history
Our PhD candidate Ashleigh Percival Borley has written a timely piece for The Conversation addressing recent debates about the role…
5 Most Disappointing SOE Videogames
Russell Shanks chooses the clunkiest SOE-related games Adapting of historical episodes into videogames presents both challenges and opportunities. Scholars such as…
‘Amateur, dangerous and bogus’: SIS-SOE relations
Guy Woodward explores social media posts by the outgoing head of SIS and considers the fractious wartime relations between the…
Top 5 SOE Videogames
Russell Shanks chooses the best SOE-related games from the past 25 years Among the pantheon of Second World War videogames,…
John le Carré and the ghostly legacy of the SOE
James Smith on the impact of the SOE on post-war spy fiction As Guy Woodward’s last post suggested, a mooted…
Stanley Kubrick and the SOE
Guy Woodward investigates an unrealised SOE film project Stanley Kubrick was one of the most influential film directors of the…
Welcome to our blog
Welcome to the blog for our project, which in the coming years will feature posts from all our team members…