Undercover: The Men and Women of the SOE (Phoenix Press)
Patrick Howarth is the author of numerous works of social history and criticism, including the highly acclaimed Play Up and Play the Game and When the Riviera Was Ours. He has also published novels and the BBC has broadcast a number of programmes of his poetry. He writes of the SOE with expert first-hand knowledge. He joined the service in 1941, and within it was known by the symbol MX1.