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 …
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