ww2;fall of france; soe; resistance;

The thrilling story of how nine young women, captured by the Nazis for being part of the Resistance, launched a breathtakingly bold escape and found their way home. As the Second World War raged across Europe, and the Nazi regime tightened its reign of horror and oppression, nine women, some...

I read @overopensights 's excellent review of The Phony Victory, which I commend to the House - and this phrase made me think: SOE operations in France. Mr Hitchens claims that this extended operation was mostly a waste of time and money and just a propaganda exercise where French and British...