This publication reproduces the 1944 Special Operations Executive Descriptive Catalogue of Special Devices and Supplies
There's no "expert" foreword droning on for 50 pages, just a facsimile of an original document in our possession.
The catalogue describes the various items of equipment, including weapons, available to SOE operatives during the Second World War
- Demolitions switches,
- Disguised charges,
- Silenced special weapons,
- Parachuting euipment,
- Underwater equipment,
- and more!
It's a rare glimpse into a once-Top Secret world
Publications in this series include -
- Descriptive Catalogue of Special Devices and Supplies, 1944 - SOE
- Descriptive Catalogue of Special Devices and Supplies Volume II, 1945 - SOE
- Secret List of Agent's Equipment and Operational Stores, 1944 - SOE
- Illustrated List of Special Equipment Produced by CCO for Amphibious Operations, 1944 - Combined Operations Command