The 39 Women of SOE Section F

Summary:

Dr. Kate Vigurs, historian and author of Mission France (2021) and Mission Europe (2025), is a research fellow at the University of Warwick and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. In this episode, she discusses the history of the 39 women who served in the Special Operations Executive's F Section.

What You'll Learn:

• Approaches and Methods of writing about the SOE, including sources such as interviews of Pearl Witherington and Yvonne Baseden (as well as Bob Maloubier)
• The Process of Recruitment and Extensive Training of SOE agents
• The rise and fall of the PROSPER circuit and D-Day

And much, much more...

Music Credit: Secret Room by Luminbird & United in Purpose by Revo