Coastal forces made an enormous contribution to WW2 in every theatre of war: 900 actions resulting in 400 enemy vessels sunk More torpedoes fired than the submarine service with a greater proportion of hits Vital intelligence gathered for D-Day Landing and retrieving agents on enemy coastlines 3000 decorations won including 4 Victoria Crosses https://www.coastal-forces.org.uk/
The British Resistance Archive website at www.staybehinds.com is maintained by the Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team (CART) to share their research about the Auxiliary Units of the Second World War. https://www.staybehinds.com/
Discover what military intelligence is, what it does, and how it is done. Learn the stories of the people who make it happen. https://www.militaryintelligencemuseum.org/
The SAS Regimental Association (registered charity No. 254393) is the only official organisation that represents the Special Air Service Regiment and its affiliated Units. Its website seeks to provide to give as much accurate information about the Special Air Service Regiment as possible, within the bounds of the Regiments disclosure policy; it also provides details… Read More The Special Air Service Regimental Association
The work of spies, covert operatives and elite ‘secret soldiers’ is often hidden in the shadows but it is an important part of how Britain has fought conflicts and tackled threats at home and abroad for decades. Find out about the agencies, military units and individuals who have fought the ‘Secret War’ – and how… Read More The Imperial War Museum: Secret War digitised archives and documentation
Virtually all of the surviving official files of SOE, including staff and agents’ personal files, are now held at the National Archives at Kew. There are many other files related to SOE ranging from the RAF’s Special Duties Squadrons to Prime Minister and War Cabinet papers. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/