The Spy and the Devil

The Spy and the Devil

Professor Tim Willasey-Wilsey is author of The Spy and the Devil. We spoke about the remarkable subject of his book, Baron Bill de Ropp and the story of Britain's secret operations against Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute, the world's oldest think tank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep 15: Ukraine - Europe's Forgotten War?

Ep 15: Ukraine - Europe's Forgotten War?

After months of fierce fighting, mostly in the Donbas region, Ukraine's attempt to push through Russia occupation zone to reach the Sea of Azov appears to have failed. Russia's incredibly dense minefi...

17 Nov 20231h 3min

Ep 14: The Gardener of Laskhar Gah - Britain's Afghan Betrayal

Ep 14: The Gardener of Laskhar Gah - Britain's Afghan Betrayal

When I worked at the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Helmand Province, I was largely based at the Forward Operating Base in Lashkar Gah - the main city of Helmand. There, amid the dust and noise of ...

10 Nov 202343min

Behind the Lines Episode 13: The UK's Long March back to Europe?

Behind the Lines Episode 13: The UK's Long March back to Europe?

This week we’re covering arguably the most important question in British foreign policy: our relationship with Europe and, specifically - what the circumstances and process might be for Britain to rej...

3 Nov 20231h

Behind the Lines Ep 12: Bella Omnium Contra Omnes?

Behind the Lines Ep 12: Bella Omnium Contra Omnes?

Dr Mike Martin, former soldier, military strategist and author of How to Fight a War joined me to discuss how Israel and Hamas are fighting their war. Our discussion took us into a wider exploration o...

27 Okt 202340min

BONUS EPISODE: Avoiding A Regional War

BONUS EPISODE: Avoiding A Regional War

Understanding the risks of a regional war between Israel and its antagonists feels like the most important issue at the present time. I was able to speak to Michael Stephens, former head of the Middle...

23 Okt 202347min

Behind The Lines Ep 10 - Trumps Dirty Roubles  With Greg Olear

Behind The Lines Ep 10 - Trumps Dirty Roubles With Greg Olear

In this episode I wanted to go back to something that Paul Mason said in an earlier episode which struck a chord. He identified that the weakest link in International democratic politics is the world’...

20 Okt 202352min

Behind The Lines Ep 9 -  Israel’s Gaza challenge

Behind The Lines Ep 9 - Israel’s Gaza challenge

Following Hamas’s horrific assault on Israel, attention turns to Israel’s reaction. Gaza is under siege and Israel has mobilised over 300,000 reservists. Israel claims that it plans to destroy Hamas. ...

13 Okt 202351min

Behind The Lines Emergency Episode  - Hamas' War Against Israel with Jason Pack

Behind The Lines Emergency Episode - Hamas' War Against Israel with Jason Pack

EMERGENCY PODCAST We’re only 4 days after the stunning horror of Hamas’s attack on Israel. Much remains unclear, but we now know that a major Hamas operation completely blindsided Israel’s defences an...

10 Okt 202344min

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