![]() Related: These British Commandos Kidnapped a German General Without Firing a Shot Those outside-the-box characters are exactly the individuals that Ritchie is so good at bringing to life, and the real-life history offers enough raw material for a series of excellent movies. The SOE attracted a variety of eccentrics and rule breakers, inventors and warriors who displayed talents that would never be appreciated in more hidebound corners of U.K. The team earned the nickname "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" because Churchill was determined to toss the old 19th-century rules of engagement and adapt to the realities of modern warfare, employing any means necessary to defeat Britain's enemies. ![]()
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