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300 - Exploding Rats and the Devices of SOE

The WW2 Podcast by Angus Wallace

Mar 22, 202640:33Society & Culture

James Bond may have Q Branch supplying him with ingenious gadgets, but during the Second World War the agents of the Special Operations Executive had something just as remarkable — the SOE Camouflage Section. This secret...

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300 - Exploding Rats and the Devices of SOE is an episode from The WW2 Podcast by Angus Wallace. James Bond may have Q Branch supplying him with ingenious gadgets, but during the Second World War the agents of the Special Operations Executi...

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Published Mar 22, 2026, 40:33 long, audio available.

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James Bond may have Q Branch supplying him with ingenious gadgets, but during the Second World War the agents of the Special Operations Executive had something just as remarkable — the SOE Camouflage Section. This secret unit developed ingenious ways to hide weapons, radios, explosives and documents inside everyday objects, from oil cans and firewood to record players and tubes of toothpaste, helping agents operate behind enemy lines under the watchful eyes of the Gestapo. My guest today is Craig Moore, whose book Exploding Rats and Other Devious Devices of SOE: The Camouflage Section 1941–1945 explores the remarkable work of this little-known wartime unit and the ingenious devices they created to keep agents alive and operational in occupied Europe. patreon.com/ww2podcast

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Published Mar 22, 2026 and 40:33 long