Capture the Moment by Gregg Matte

Capture the Moment by Gregg Matte

During the Second World War, the British government established the Special Operations Executive (SOE) for the purpose of coordinating 'all action, by way of subversion and sabotage, against the enemy overseas'. Although the overseas operations of this branch of the British Secret Services are relatively well known, few studies have explored the 'backroom sections' of this organisation. This book draws together the infrastructure developed to support an agent's 'journey' from recruitment to despatch to the field.

At the start of the Second World War there were few existing facilities established within the UK to support clandestine operations. As the conflict progressed, in parallel to learning the operational procedures of their trade, SOE also had to rapidly expand their support infrastructure around the world. The organisation could effectively support their agents only by establishing facilities dedicated to training, research and development, supply, transportation, communication, and command and control. By predominately focusing on the organisation's 'agent facing' infrastructure, this book provides a backdrop to the brave men and women who conducted operations abroad. In addition, it gives an overview of the facilities in which SOE's backroom staff lived and worked.

The book will be of interest to students and scholars of archaeology, history and war studies.

Gregg Matte is the senior pastor of Houston's First Baptist Church. Under his leadership this historic church, founded in 1841, has moved to the cutting edge of ministry and has experienced tremendous growth, including the addition of four campuses in the greater Houston area. Before coming to Houston in 2004, Gregg founded Breakaway Ministries at Texas A&M University, the largest college Bible study in the nation. What started with twelve participants in his apartment grew to a weekly gathering of more than four thousand students each Tuesday night under his leadership. He continues to serve on Breakaway's board of directors.

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ISBN 13	9781087752457
ISBN 10	1087752450
Title	Capture the Moment
Author	Gregg Matte
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	LifeWay Christian Resources
Year published	2021-12-01
Number of pages	384
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