Roger Whittaker is a world famous English easy-listening singer-songwriter. His trademark was his unique whistling ability. What is not widely known is that he acquired this ability while serving with the British Special Operations Executive behind enemy lines in Occupied France during the Second World War. British agents like Whittaker used a system of whistled signals to communicate with their allies in the French Resistance while on sabotage operations against the Nazis so as to avoid linguistic mishaps. The technique is still used by UK Special Forces today in Afghanistan whilst trying to communicate with the Americans.
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