True Spies Debrief: Stephan Talty on The American School of Spies
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Stephan Talty discusses the extraordinary efforts of archeologists and intellectuals in Greece during World War II to protect ancient treasures.
Beginning with the invasion by Mussolini's army in October 1940, Greece was pulled into the Second World War and with it came a band of archeologists, classicists, and intellectuals who risked their lives to protect the country's great antiquities. Writer Steven Talty sits down with True Spies producer Morgan Childs to tell the extraordinary tale. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs. Stephan Talty is the author of The American School of Spies: The Archeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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