Bidspirit auction | Maurice Buckmaster signed Specially Employed,

Maurice Buckmaster signed Specially Employed, The Story of British Aid To French Patriots of the Resistance by Maurice Buckmaster, published 1952, hardback, DEDICATED.Historical account written by Maurice Buckmaster, the wartime head of the French Section of the British Special Operations Executive. The book details the SOE’s clandestine operations, focusing on the recruitment, training, and deployment of British agents and the logistics of supplying the French Resistance during World War II. Only one signed copy on Abebooks, priced at £268 + £56 shipping to the UK. Two unsigned copies in dustjacket are priced at £135 and £140. This is an important copy. READ THE INSCRIPTION and see if you can identify to whom the book has been inscribed: ”Dearest D | As I write this at the desk | which is our souvenir, I remember | all your wonder at the exploits | of these people and am glad to | have been able to explain them, | for you to know more of all they did. | Maurice J. Buckmaster | December 1952”. This is copy is for serious SOE researchers and is being offered at a realistic price.