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Helen Fry introduces the women who secretly worked in wartime intelligence centres and behind enemy lines in the world wars <\/p>

By Elinor Evans\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 15 January 2024 at 07:08 AM<\/p>

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From women who worked in vital wartime intelligence centres like Bletchley Park to those who parachuted behind enemy lines as part of SOE operations, Helen Fry introduces the women who dealt in intelligence during the world wars. In conversation with Elinor Evans, she reveals some of their fascinating stories, including\u00a0knitting coded messages to aid the Belgian intelligence network \u2018La Dame Blanche\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0interrogating German \u2018ace\u2019 pilots.<\/p>\n\n

Helen Fry is the author of Women in Intelligence: The Hidden History of Two World Wars<\/em> (Yale University Press, 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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