Bernd Horn - A most ungentlemanly way of war : the SOE and the Canadian connection

Copyright Bernd Horn, 2016

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Horn, Bernd, 1959-, author

A most ungentlemanly way of war : the SOE and the Canadian connection / by Colonel Bernd Horn ; with a foreword by Lynn Philip Hodgson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1. Great Britain. Special Operations Executive. 2. World War, 1939-1945-

Secret service--Great Britain. 3. World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Canada.

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D810.S7H65 2015 940.548641 C2015-906081-8

C2015-906082-6

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I am delighted to introduce A Most Ungentlemanly Way of War: The SOE and the Canadian Connection , particularly since some say I am the catalyst for the book. Having written, lectured, and given tours including to audiences within the special operations community on Camp X for over thirty years, I decided to float the idea of a larger history being written, one that would capture the Canadian SOE experience as part of the greater Canadian Special Operations Forces (CANSOF) legacy. I opened my archives and experience to the CANSOF historian, Colonel Bernd Horn, and he ably followed through.

The Canadian SOE experience, especially regarding Camp X (also known as Special Training School 103), is an important component of Canadian military history. Camp X and the Canadians who trained there as agents, as well as those individuals in key leadership roles such as the man called Intrepid, namely Sir William Stephenson, played a critical role in destroying Hitlers Nazi regime. Cloaked in secrecy for decades, the full story of the SOE is only now beginning to see the full light of day. A Most Ungentlemanly Way of War is an important part of this disclosure, as it puts the entire Canadian effort and participation in the SOE into one volume.

I believe you will find the story in the following pages both enlightening and fascinating. Having immersed myself in the Camp X story for all these years, I am heartened to see the full story of Canadas contribution to the SOE captured in this book. I believe all Canadians will feel, as I do, proud once again of our national military legacy.

Lynn Philip Hodgson