Secret & special : the untolad story of Z Special Unit in the Second World War

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Label

Secret & special : the untolad story of Z Special Unit in the Second World War

Title remainder

the untolad story of Z Special Unit in the Second World War

Statement of responsibility

Will Davies

Title variation

Secret and special

Creator

• Davies, Will

Author

• Davies, Will

Subject

• Australian
• Great Britain, Special Operations Executive | Services Reconnaissance Department | Z Special Unit
• Special forces (Military science) -- Pacific Area
• Australia, Army | Inter-Allied Services Department
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Pacific Area
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Pacific Area
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area
• Australia, Australian Army | Inter-Allied Services Department

Language

eng

Summary

Soon after the declaration of war on Japan, a secret military reconnaissance unit was established, based on the British Special Operations Executive (known as SOE) and called the Inter-allied Services Department. The unit was tasked with the role to 'obtain and report information of the enemy ... weaken the enemy by sabotage and destruction of morale and to lend aid and assistance to local efforts to the same end in enemy occupied territories.' In 1943 it became known under the cover name Special Reconnaissance Department (SRD) and included some British officers who had escaped from Singapore. After arriving in Australia, they assembled in Melbourne, forming the nucleus of ISD and together with some Australians established what became the Z Special Unit. During the course of the war, Z Special Unit carried out 81 covert operations in the Southwest Pacific theatre. While the unit was disbanded after the end of the war, many of its techniques would be modified and used by Australian Special Forces to this day

Cataloging source

ATNSH

Dewey number

940.5486

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adult