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15 x 23 cm.; pg. 245; Originally published 1985. Author's preface, appendix, bibliography, index, lists of 15 black-and-white photos and 6 maps. "The Orient Mission was a little known, ill-fated, section of Special Operations Executive (SOE) which was overwhelmed when the Japanese launched their attack on the Malayan Barrier in 1941. Its survivors provided Force 136 and other special units with a nucleus of experienced officers who carried out deep penetration behind enemy lines throughout the Far East. "