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Why did three Dutch girls decide to became deadly spies against the Nazis with Tim Brady
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Interview Timeline
Tim Brady has written on history extensively including three previous books on WWII. We spoke about what prompted him to write this book about young Dutch spies . Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes (Citadel, 2021)
The future with Ben Pring http://spacewalksmoneytalks.com/p/802
Sci-Fi with David Arnold https://wp.me/p7CDU9-58l
Note: The recording equipment caused some sound problems through the interview.
1:05 – Tim talks about how he got into studying and writing on WWII.
2:31 – Tim talks about how he began studying these Dutch teenagers who engaged in WWII espionage.
4:23 – Tim talks about how he laid out the story.
6:39 – Tim talks about the spy cell [this] these girls worked with.
12:11 – Tim talks about what work the teenagers did.
13:38 – Tim talks about the mom’s involvement in the espionage activities.
15:49 – Tim talks about German security measures.
17:45 – Tim talks about his father having been a WWII veteran and the youth of war.
21:05 – Tim talks about what happened after D-Day.
23:57 – Tim talks about the Germans looting occupied territories.
25:27 – Tim talks about the research he did.
28:59 – Tim talks about visiting the Netherlands.
31:43- Tim talks more about enjoying the Netherlands.
32:59 – Tim talks about men working with these teenagers.
34:56 – Tim talks about the bicycle work the girls did.
37:04 – Tim talks about the difficulty of researching the subject.
38:35 – Tim talks about some of the cruelty in the book.
40:36 – Tim talks about the girls’ motivations.
47:17 – Tim’s books can be found on amazon or on the publisher’s pages.
Links of interest
https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806540382/three-ordinary-girls/
The future with Ben Pring http://spacewalksmoneytalks.com/p/802
Sci-Fi with David Arnold https://wp.me/p7CDU9-58l
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Guests: Tim Brady
Host: Cris Alvarez
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