Cloak of Enemies The Special Operations Executive (SOE), also known as "Churchill"s Secret Army" or the "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare", was born from Churchill"s vision "to set Europe ablaze". It was formed to conduct espionage and sabotage in enemy-occupied territory as well as aid local resistance groups in their own irregular warfare. After D-Day, it played a crucial role in the liberation of Europe. However, Tom Keene"s book reveals for the first time how close it came to never existing at all. Many saw SOE as a threat to the existence of MI5 and other intelligence agencies, and some in the armed forces refused to work with the new agency, fearing its broad remit a...