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SOE - The Sword and the Shield

on BBC Two England

Eight stories of the Special Operations Executive.
Narrated by Michael Bryant On 20 September 1941, a South African mining engineer was landed by submarine on the coast of Montenegro. He had no military experience, his briefing was vague, and his radio equipment obsolete. In a country occupied by German and Italian armies, he found Yugoslav killing Yugoslav. Yet Bill Hudson was determined to find a leader worthy of British support - who would both fight the occupiers and defend the civilian population. A choice had to be made between the communist Tito and the royalist Mihailovic ...
A really excellent series GUARDIAN Gripping series FINANCIAL TIMES Series producer DOMINIC FLESSATI Written and produced by OLIVER MORSE

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Unknown:
Michael Bryant
Producer:
Dominic Flessati
Produced By:
Oliver Morse

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