About this episode

The episode recounts Christine Granville's daring parachute mission into occupied France during World War II.

6.20 Christine Granville (3) The Digne Jailbreak James Boulton Download Christine Granville parachutes into occupied France, trading shadows for the front lines, and risks everything on a daring bluff when all hope seems lost. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Come to the Intelligent Speech Conference . Use the code OTHER to get 10% off!

People in this episode

Guest: Christine Granville

Topics covered

• World War II
• Espionage
• Daring missions
• Occupied France
• Heroism

Keywords

• Christine Granville
• parachute
• occupied France
• bluff
• World War II

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