Look beyond the epic battles and military strategy to meet some of the ordinary people who made an extraordinary impact on World War II.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Andrée de Jongh and the Resistance
- 02: The Tory Rebels Who Helped Save England
- 03: Victor de Laveleye and V for Victory
- 04: Wilhelmina and Haakon: Royalty Fight Back
- 05: Polish Pilots and the Battle of Britain
- 06: Wendell Willkie: “A Godsend to This Country”
- 07: The Earl of Suffolk and Heavy Water
- 08: Marie-Madeleine Fourcade: Spymaster
- 09: John Winant and the Special Relationship
- 10: Marian Rejewski and Breaking Enigma
- 11: Tommy Hitchcock and the P-51 Mustang
- 12: The Dutch Sisters Who Saved a General
Taught by
Lynne Olson
