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Untold - Weapons of War

The S.O.E.: Britain’s Secret Army

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The Special Operations Executive is, at times, an often-untold story of Britain’s war against Nazi Germany. Set up in 1940, this organisation worked in secret to derail Nazi progress in Europe, having set up numerous bases in Britain to help. Jack visits a country estate which once was a station dedicated to acquiring, testing and developing weapons for the S.O.E. agents.

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