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Podcast: BFBS Sitrep
Episode: EXTRA – ‘The Women Behind The Few’
Description: The World War 2 RAF pilots, dubbed ‘The Few’ by Winston Churchill, could not have achieved all that they did without the support of a huge intelligence operation.But as more and more men had to go to the front, that intelligence work was increasingly taken on by women, despite huge initial resistance and scepticism from military leaders.Sarah Louise Miller tells us their story, researched in new detail for her book ‘The Women Behind The Few’And at an event marking International Women’s Day, some of those veterans have told us what life was l...