the Nazi Occupation forces in France who countered the British effort non stop in order to end Winston Churchill's brainchild and put it finally out of commission. But they failed in spite of many successes and Kramer creates a riveting account of this stuggle, back and forth; and she takes the reader on a journey into the fates of the women and men who went into war with only a brief period of preparation, the end consequences being the eventual capture and death of many of the British agents. One of the women became posthumously quite famous as the result of Jean Overton Fuller's initial literary work (Noor Un Nisa), and Rita Kramer follows suit in her own equally insightful contribution to the elucidation of the gripping accomplishments paid for by the lives of the SOE. I highly recommend this book for all who enjoy twentieth century history, particulary the phase of WWII French Resistance. It is well crafted and based on a tremendous personal effort by the author to meet with many of the players on both sides of the conflict in her search for truth, and as a result she takes the reader into these meetings and renders a remarkable sense of personaliztion of the story. 5.0 out of 5 stars Facinating read 13 April 2012 By James Hershey - Published on Amazon.com Format: Hardcover | Amazon Verified Purchase I recommend this book to any student of resistance fighting in France during WWII. I do not wish to