| File identifier |
File type |
Content |
| D3-ARK-051_MiscSOENotes_1906-08.pdf |
Document |
Notes. |
| D3-ARK-052_SOEDigest_4472.pdf |
Document |
Relevant forum posts. |
| D3-ARK-053_SOEDigest_4473.pdf |
Document |
Relevant forum posts. |
| D3-ARK-054_SOEDigest_4494.pdf |
Document |
Relevant forum posts. |
| D3-ARK-055_SOEDigest4495.pdf |
Document |
Relevant forum posts. |
| D3-ARK-056_SOEDigest4520.pdf |
Document |
Relevant forum posts. |
| D3-ARK-057_SoniaPurnell_NOTES.pdf |
Document |
Notes. |
| D3-ARK-058_VIVACIOUS_Notes.pdf |
Document |
Notes. |
| D3-ARK-059_FrenchArkList.rtf |
Document |
List of French resistance groups documented in French archives. |
| D3-ARK-060_MiscSOEOps_Notes.pdf |
Document |
Notes (odds and ends). |
| D3-ARK-061_gregory.pdf |
Thesis |
Gregory (2015). 'Built to Resist' (Part 1). UAE thesis (2015) on SOE UK infrastructure. See D3-ARK-185_gregory2.pdf for excerpts from Part 2. |
| D3-ARK-062_cookridge_insidesoe.pdf |
Book |
Cookridge (1966). Excerpts. Lt-Col WILLS and the work of Station XV. Some interesting facts found nowhere else, but unfortunately no sources. Handle with care, because 'Cookridge' (Edward SPIRO) is himself a dodgy source. |
| D3-ARK-063_cornioley.pdf |
Book |
Cornioley (2013). Excerpt. One specific mention of agent's clothing. |
| D3-ARK-064_foot_secretlives.pdf |
Book |
Foot (2002). Selected biographies of important SOE personalities (NELSON, GUBBINS, HAMBRO, and YEO-THOMAS) by various historians. |
| D3-ARK-065_murphy.pdf |
Book |
Murphy (2006). Postscript on sources: SOE at TNA. Accounts for the lack of records, especially on admin and finance. |
| D3-ARK-066_veillon.pdf |
Book |
Veillon (2002). Excerpts. Fashion under the occupation. Important snippets on clothing and the French resistance. Unique source. |
| D3-ARK-067_SOE-TNA.mp3 |
Audio |
Kew lecture on SOE. |
| D3-ARK-068_MOI-TNA.mp3 |
Audio |
Kew lecture on the Ministry of Information. |
| D3-ARK-069_carvehername.mp4 |
Film |
"Carve Her Name with Pride" (1958). The story of F Section's Violette SZABO. |
| D3-ARK-070_themanwhoneverwas.mp4 |
Film |
"The Man Who Never Was" (1956). The story of Operation MINCEMEAT: effective use of appearance and deception. |
| D3-ARK-071_SOE-OSS Bibliog.pdf |
Document |
Bibliography of the Special Operations Executive and The Office of Strategic Services (source unknown). |
| D3-ARK-072_SOEStaffwithPF.pdf |
Document |
List of SOE staff with P/Fs at Kew. (Courtesy Dr Steven Kippax). |
| D3-ARK-073_SOEStaffwithoutPF.pdf |
Document |
List of SOE staff without P/Fs at Kew (often personnel who also served in MI5 and/or MI6). (Courtesy Dr Steven Kippax). |
| D3-ARK-074_HISTORY+OF+WWII+INFILTRATIONS+INTO+FRANCE-rev99-31072019.pdf |
Document |
List of in- and exfiltrations. Massive. (Courtesy Pierre Tillet, SOE Group). |
| D3-ARK-075_boyce_ultimate.pdf |
Book |
Boyce (2005). Excerpts. Aide-memoire for mounting air ops (sourced from HS6/687, TNA). |
| D3-ARK-076_howarth.pdf |
Book |
Howarth (1980). Excerpts. Brief mention of BUCKMASTER's gifts to agents which had to be anonymised. |
| D3-ARK-077_miller.pdf |
Book |
Miller (2002). Excerpts. Oral testimony from eye-witnesses about Stations IX and XV with lots of info, incl specific mentions of clothing, etc. Required reading. |
| D3-ARK-078_riols.pdf |
Book |
Riols (2014). Excerpts. Well-written, detailed memoir by London- and Beaulieu-based F Section secretary. Mentions clothing and BUCKMASTER's gifts. Lots of detail about F Section personalities, not found elsewhere. Recommended reading. |
| D3-ARK-079_masson.pdf |
Book |
Masson (1975). Excerpts. Very intriguing book about Christine GRANVILLE (and her postwar murder by a stalker). Reference to a 'Jewish tailor' in the West End (Margaret Street) [wrongly described as in the City at St Margaret St], who supplied SOE with French clothing. This is clearly Loroco Ltd, referenced by Sears (2018) and Boyce (2003). Interestingly, here it says that clothing was also obtained from synagogue friends. Also mentions French hairstyling and dentistry. |
| D3-ARK-080_ruby.pdf |
Book |
Ruby (1988). Excerpt. Mostly quoted from Cookridge (1966). Mentions 'manners' training and BUCKMASTER's gifts. |
| D3-ARK-081_LG_44957_10511_691014.pdf |
Document |
London Gazette, 14 October 1969, Liquidation of Loroco Ltd. |
| D3-ARK-082_LG_46388_10162_741029.pdf |
Document |
London Gazette, 29 October 1974, Dissolution of Anchor Models Ltd. |
| D3-ARK-083_LG_46481_1433_750131.pdf |
Document |
London Gazette, 31 January 1975, Liquidation of Anchor Models Ltd. |
| D3-ARK-084_LG_44957_10507_691014.pdf |
Document |
London Gazette, 14 October 1969, Wind-up resolution of Loroco Ltd. |
| D3-ARK-085_jason.pdf |
Book |
Jason (2009). Excerpt. Two OSS Jeds tortured and executed because they were (unusually) wearing civilian clothing, not uniform. |
| D3-ARK-086_SOEMilitaryEstablishments.pdf |
Document |
List of SOE Military Establishments worldwide (Courtesy SOE Group) |
| D3-ARK-087_helm.pdf |
Book |
Helm (2005). Excerpts. Mentions of clothing and appearance in F Section in the context of Vera ATKINS' work. |
| D3-ARK-088_princessspy.mp4 |
Film |
"The Princess Spy" (2006). BBC Timewatch episode on Noor Inayat KHAN. |
| D3-ARK-089_secretliberators.mp4 |
Film |
"The Secret Liberators" (2017). Canadian military historian Norm Christie traces the history of four Canadian SOE operatives in Occupied France. |
| D3-ARK-090_odetteinterview.mp4 |
Film |
Thames Television interview with Odette SANSOM about her SOE experience (1980). |
| D3-ARK-091_soefareast.mp4 |
Film |
Michael Bryant narrates BBC documentary on SOE operations in the Far East (1984). |
| D3-ARK-092_schoolfordanger.mp4 |
Film |
"School for Danger" (1947). The official semidocumentary story of SOE ops filmed by the RAF Film Unit in 1943-44 and released postwar. Also entitled 'Now It Can Be Told'. Notable not least for John Greenwood's wonderful symphonic score. |
| D3-ARK-093_lonelycourage.mp3 |
Audio |
A talk about SOE F Section by author and TV director Rick Stroud on 11 April 2018 at the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum. |
| D3-ARK-094_shadowwarriors.mp3 |
Audio |
Greg Lewis is interviewed by Angus Wallace about his book "Shadow Warriors: Daring Missions of World War II by Women of the OSS and SOE" (2017). |
| D3-ARK-095_finesthour.mp3 |
Audio |
Gabriella McDonald-Rothwell is interviewed by Angus Wallace about her book "Her Finest Hour: The Heroic Life of Diana Rowden, Wartime Secret Agent" (2018). |
| D3-ARK-096_odette.mp4 |
Film |
"Odette" (1950). BUCKMASTER himself introduces this portrayal of Odette CHURCHILL (Sansom)'s work as an F Section agent, for which she was awarded the GC. |
| D3-ARK-097_sebba_resistance.pdf |
Article |
Sebba (2017). Interesting short article about Parisiennes, the resistance, and their clothing during the Nazi occupation. |
| D3-ARK-098_fabius.jpg |
Image |
Photo of Odette FABIUS, member of the Résistance and survivor of Ravensbrück, proudly wearing a Lanvin suit while being an active résistante. |
| D3-ARK-099_LCFArchives_190804.pdf |
Document |
AOS to CHH, 4 August 2019, regarding the London College of Fashion and copies of the Draper's Record in their archives. |
| D3-ARK-100_mincemeat.mp4 |
Film |
BBC documentary on Operation MINCEMEAT, including the preparation of a corpse ('The Man Who Never Was') to deceive the Nazis strategically. |
