Special Operations Executive
'The Special Operations Executive (SOE), sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars" after Sherlock Holmes's fictional group of spies, was a World War II organization. It was initiated by Winston Churchill and Hugh Dalton in July 1940, to conduct warfare by means other than direct military engagement. SOE directly employed or controlled just over 13,000 people. It is estimated that, worldwide, SOE supported or supplied about a million operatives.'1
In Gravity's Rainbow, the SOE are the employers of Pirate Prentice, sometimes referred to as The Firm.
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Beyond the Zero: [1], [2]
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5, 7, 8
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