The Official History of Special Operations Australia, Vol. 1: Organization- From the Secret Files of Z Special Unit

By C A Brown

Popularly known today as Z Special Unit, or by the wartime cover names of Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD) and Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD), Special Operations Australia (SOA) was the Special Operations component of the US-led Allied Intelligence Bureau in the Pacific Theatre during the Second World War. The first in a set of five, Volume 1 - Organization tells the story of the establishment, organisation and function of SOA from its earliest days as a direct offshoot of the British Special Operations Executive, until the organisation's disbandment after a long, brutal and bloody conflict. Introduced by clandestine operations and espionage writer C.A. Brown, Volume 1 tells the story of the establishment of SOA and its fight for survival as a British-oriented Special Ops organisation under American command, while giving the Imperial Japanese invaders a bloody nose all the way from New Guinea to Indochina. Covering in detail the major personalities, departments, directorates, training and operational bases of SOA, Volume 1 is a must-have for the research bookshelf of any serious student of the Secret War.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461140927
• ISBN13: 9781461140924
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.6" x 7.0"