Female Spies: Courage and Espionage in WWII(2024)
War & PoliticsDocumentary
First Air Date: 2024-08-09
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 7.7
Votes: 3
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
It's a little-known part of World War II history: in the Allied secret services, one in ten spies was a woman. A look back at the journeys of these women of exemplary bravery, who, risking their lives, played a decisive role in supporting the Resistance.
Keywords
world war iibraveryfrench resistancefemale spyarchive footagefemale fighterresistance fighterlegacyold footagespying
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Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
Courage and Betrayal
Air Date: 2024-08-09
Stoic Vera Atkins was determined to build a network of female agents, Virginia Hall made a daring escape from France,...
E02
Infiltration
Air Date: 2024-08-09
During World War II, women of all backgrounds work as spies: Krystyna Skarbek, the Polish aristocrat whose daring exp...
E03
All or Nothing
Air Date: 2024-08-16
Many brave women defy societal norms and play a crucial role as spies during World War II. Australian Nancy Wake sacr...
E04
Secret Heroines
Air Date: 2024-08-16
They are the heroines and villains of the story: Hannie Schaft and Truus and Freddie Overseegen are Dutch girls who d...
E05
Loyalty Tested
Air Date: 2024-08-23
In occupied Manila, Claire Phillips was tasked with spying on Japanese soldiers in her nightclub. Peggy Utinsky and N...
E06
The New Age
Air Date: 2024-08-23
Joey Guerrero was a Filipino spy who suffered from leprosy and extracted important information from Japanese soldiers...
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