Original blue paper boards. No writing or damage. Unclipped DJ. The author warns that the first two-thirds of the book is organizational detail, and invites readers to skip to the narrative if they wish. What SOE Was, Quarrels in Whitehall, Control, Recruiting and Training, Devices and Methods, Communications, Security and Penetration, Politics, What SOE Was Like, Where and How It Worked, How Much Use Was It ?, Notes on Sources, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and Acronyms, References, and Index. 280 pp.