The SOE semi-submersible canoe was nicknamed the 'Sleeping Beauty'. It was battery powered, had a top speed of 4.4 knots, and could travel for some 30 miles at a cruising speed of 3 knots.

With the beaten back British forces unable to mount any kind of assault on Europe for the foreseeable future, the newly formed Special Operations Executive, or SOE, would instead work alongside ...

The Mark V is used to carry Special Operations Forces (SOF), primarily SEAL combat swimmers, into and out of operations where the threat to these forces is considered to be low to medium.

They also came in the form of briefcases. To open the case safely, the SOE agent had to make sure that the right hand lock was pressed down and held to the right. If this wasn't done, the left ...