The "Baker Street Irregulars"

Exploding rats and other delights from Britain's WWII Special Operations Executive

Explosives-laden rats and vegetables; overshoes that leave impressions of bare feet; one-man attack submarines; elaborate, scripted cover stories and fake documents; hairpieces, spectacles, European shoes and French-cuffed shirts — these were some of the ingenious spy materials developed by Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War …