Female agents of the Special Operations Executive
The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was one of the most innovative British creations of the Second World War. Its mission was to export resistance, subversion and sabotage to occupied Europe and beyond, disrupting the Nazi war effort and building a secret army, which would work in the shadows to help to liberate France.
Author Terry Crowdy will discuss the important role of women within the SOE, particularly those selected for missions behind enemy lines as radio operators or couriers, and who sometimes became leaders of large partisan bands. Highlighting the gruelling training regime female agents underwent to prepare them for a clandestine living, and the stark realities of capture and interrogation, Terry will build a portrait of uncommon bravery and determination.
Terry Crowdy is an author specialising in military and espionage history. He has written several books on SOE and the French Resistance.
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