The Secrets of Station 14: Briggens House, Soe's Forgery and Polish Elite Agent Training Station by Turner, Des

The Secrets of Station 14: Briggens House, Soe's Forgery and Polish Elite Agent Training Station

Initially Briggens was established to train Poland's elite fighting force, the Cichociemni, members of the Polish Home...
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Author: Des Turner
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The Secrets of Station 14: Briggens House, Soe's Forgery and Polish Elite Agent Training Station by Turner, Des

The Secrets of Station 14: Briggens House, Soe's Forgery and Polish Elite Agent Training Station

€48,77

The Secrets of Station 14: Briggens House, Soe's Forgery and Polish Elite Agent Training Station

€48,77
Author: Des Turner
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Initially Briggens was established to train Poland's elite fighting force, the Cichociemni, members of the Polish Home Army who had escaped the atrocities in Poland. Here they were taught to command men, parachute, fight hand to hand and carry out acts of sabotage. When three Poles began forging false identity papers, this inspired SOE to recruit the best printers in Britain and so began the other important work of Station XIV, the forging of counterfeit documents to deceive the enemy using miniature and microphotography techniques. The forgeries had to be perfect; any error could mean arrest, interrogation, torture and assassination. Central to supporting both Briggens groups were the women of FANY who provided cooking, laundry, transport and counselling. Des Turner spent 11 years researching Briggens, and reveals the history of this important SOE station through moving human stories of bravery, courage, skill, tragedy and humour.

Author: Des Turner
Publisher: History Press
Published: 05/01/2022
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780750996198

About the Author

Des Turner trained as a draughtsman with English Electric and worked in the aircraft industry and on guided missile design as a precision instrument maker, draughtsman, engineer and procedures writer. He also briefly served in the RAF. Now retired, he has studied all aspects of the SOE since the 1970s and has amassed a large library of documents and photographs. He has previously written SOE's Secret Weapons Centre, Station 12 for The History Press. He lives in Stevenage.




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