"Highly detailed and fast-paced, Charles Glass'sThey Fought Aloneis a must-read for those whose passion is the Resistance literature of World War II."—Alan Furst, author ofA Hero of FranceFrom the bestselling author ofAmericans in ParisandThe Deserters, the astounding story of Britain's Special Operations Executive, one of World War II's most important secret fighting forcesAs far as the public knew, Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) did not exist. After the defeat of the French Army and Britain's retreat from the Continent in June 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill created the top-secret espionage operation to "set Europe ablaze." The agents infiltrated Nazi-occupied territory, parachuting behind enemy lines and hiding in plain sight, quietly but forcefully recruiting, training, and arming local Frenchrésistantsto attack the German war machine. SOE would not only change the course of the...