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The Secret British Operation to Get America into World War Two with Henry Hemming
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The Secret British Operation to Get America into World War Two with Henry Hemming
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27 minutes
Released:
Sep 10, 2019
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Henry Hemming talks to Dan about the life of William Stevenson, a British operative who worked hard to pressure Roosevelt into declaring war on Nazi Germany, and ensuring that American troops were directed against German forces in mainland Europe. The tactics adopted were akin to those used today by troll farms in St Petersburg, and involved duplicitous and aggressive use of misinformation.For ad free versions of our entire podcast archive and hundreds of hours of history documentaries, interviews and films, signup to History Hit TV. Use code 'pod3' at checkout. Producer: Peter Curry For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Sep 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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