The summer of 1941 was a bleak time for Britain and her European allies in the war. The Nazis were bombing key cities across the country in what came to be known as the Blitz, and much of Europe had ...
The incredible heroism of a British agent who parachuted behind enemy lines into France and who took out 30 German trains during the Second World War will be retold in a new book. Eliane Plewman, who ...
Women played key roles in D-Day, the Allied seaborne invasion of Nazi-held France. "Women are the hidden figures of D-Day," says journalist Sarah Rose. These are three of the British agents who ...
The Princess Royal has paid tribute to the men and women of the Special Operations Executive, the forerunner to MI6. She joined veterans for a glittering gala dinner at London's Natural History Museum ...
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The U.S. Army lifted its ban on women in combat roles only last year. But more than 70 years ago, a group of intrepid women was recruited to fight alongside men as agents by a secret British ...
What was the foundation of the underground army that helped turn the balance of power during World War Two? The agents of the SOE demonstrated tremendous courage, and enjoyed many successes, in their ...
Donna Pedace will discuss and sign copies of “Women Warriors: The Hidden Spies of World War II” at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Oasis Albuquerque, 3310 Menaul Blvd. NE. Admission is $15. The class ...
A French World War Two hero who worked as a British agent behind enemy lines had been all but forgotten. But now his story can be told - thanks to a 98-year-old British veteran and a golden engagement ...
He was the new head of Britain's secret wartime department responsible for running spies behind enemy lines. She was "the Cat", a seductive French triple agent notorious for changing sides as often as ...
A French World War Two hero who worked as a British agent behind enemy lines had been all but forgotten. But now his story can be told - thanks to a 98-year-old British veteran and a golden engagement ...
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