Evasion & Escape Devices Produced by MI9, MIS-X & SOE in World War II

great book anyone interested in escape and evasion would love this read and photos of equipment and gagets invented in ww2dare l say the backroom boys and unsung heroes hoped this would help individuals behind enemy lines and also save livesin occupied territory to fight another day.

An amazingly comprehensive study of concealed escape equipment, extremely thorough, and a really fascinating read, with lots of great photographs. Thoroughly recommended!

A beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched book on the intriguing escape aids and maps produced by MI9 in the Second World War.

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This is a fascinating book, describing the types of escape and evasion devices used in WW2. I enjoyed reading about the sheer ingenuity and resource of both manufacturers and POWs. As an electronics enthusiast I would have welcomed some circuit diagrams of the various radios supplied to the POWs.It is well produced, but oh dear - what a pity that it would appear that proof-reading was skimped. Typos are frequent, and there are many grammatical infelicities. Punctuation is hit and miss throughout. The publishers are based in America, which may be why there is a mix of British and American spelling. "Straight" is spelled "strait" throughout.There is surely no excuse for errors of fact in the text. There are x - ray photographs of two cribbage boards incorporating concealed crystal radio sets (with a very ingenious way of connecting to aerial, ground, and earpieces). The text refers to "these particular radios also had ... long-life batteries incorporated into their design ..." Crystal sets do not use external power supplies.Another textural inaccuracy which should have been corrected is that referring to "a money purse ... containing 980 Yuan in Chinese 100 Yuan notes"In the section on board games, some Monopoly sets had various maps incorporated. There was a code to identify the type of map - for example, a full stop after the name "Marylebone Station" indicated an Italian map; one after "Free Parking" indicated France and Germany, and one after "Electric Company" indicated that there was a hidden compass. The text suggests that a game bearing full stops after Marylebone and Free Parking indicates a map of Italy and a compass.The main person behind most of the devices was Major C W C Hutton, who died in 1965. A photograph of his gravestone shows his age at death as 71, while on the same page his age is quoted as 72.All in all, a very good book, but spoilt by a lack of attention to publishing detail.

Bought this book after being recommended it by a colleague, with similar interests. Great read, really informative and spot on. The author has clearly put a lot of time and effort into this and is a labour of love, not churned out by a publisher who hasn't done their homework.

A beautifully presented and informative book which is packed full of detail on a very interesting subject. Bought for my Grandfather as a present but I couldn't help having a really good look through before wrapping it up! He has since expressed his enjoyment in reading it and being reminded of items from the past which were used in ingenious ways by our troops during WWII. Very impressed by the amount of research and effort that has clearly gone into producing this book!

My copy arrived today and already I have decided this is a cracking book. If, like me, you have an interest in escape maps, evasion equipment, MI9 etc - my message is simple DONT HESITATE - BUY - this book its brilliant !!! I paid £40 but its worth it and its a lot of book and info for the money.