145. Battleground 44' - Agent Zo

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4.6 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This episode of Battleground 44' explores the incredible story of Polish resistance fighter Elzbieta Zawacka, who ended the second world war as one of the most highly decorated women in Polish history. To delve deeper into her experieces Saul speaks to historian and author Clare Mulley who has recently written the book Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistence fighter Elzbieta Zawacka. Agent Zo was the only woman to reach London from Warsaw during the Second World War as an emissary of the Polish Home Army command, and then in Britain she became the only woman to join the Polish elite Special Forces, known as the 'Silent Unseen'. If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - [email protected] Producer: James Hodgson X (Twitter): @PodBattleground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.0	Today I'm talking to Claire Mully, the award-winning historian whose books include
1:22.1	The Woman Who Saved Children, The Spy Who Loved, and the Women Who Flew for Hitler.
1:29.9	Her latest book, out on the 16th of May is the remarkable story of Agent Zoe. Claire, welcome to the Battleground podcast. Thank you very
1:37.2	much for having me. It's great to be here. Now, I think we can all agree, our listeners included,
1:42.0	that far too many books about war in general and the Second World War in
1:45.7	particular are dominated by male characters. And you've made it your business to bring to light
1:50.4	the important stories of women like the person we're going to be discussing today. And please
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