And one day his wife took the dog out for a walk and discovered where he worked because as soon as the dog got to the entrance, it started pulling on the lead like mad to be taken into the building. He used to take his dog into the office sometimes. Apparently, it was so secret that his wife didn't know where he worked. The girls were in the French section, which was looked after by Colonel M aurice Buckmaster. Take us inside this secret, wartime British organisation. The SOE was housed on the same street that Sherlock Holmes lived, Baker Street. But it will not be a familiar acronym to most of our readers. As a wireless operator, Eileen had to remain in the shadows to make sure no one knew what she was doing.įull disclosure, my father was in the SOE. And I think he was right, especially in the sort of work that the two sisters did, because they were really on their own. He said that he thought women had a particularly cool and lonely courage. He was a famous writer in his day and used to interview prospective members of the SOE. Where did the phrase "a cool and lonely courage" originate? And how does it capture the spirit of these female SOE agents?
Talking from her home in England, Susan Ottway, author of A Cool and Lonely Courage: The Untold Story of Sister Spies in Occupied France, describes how sisters Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne were recruited and trained what the words farmer, wizard, and bricklayer have in common and why she admires these modern-day Amazons.
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