Research Symposium

BIO

My name is Spencer Cohen and I am a Freshman majoring in International Affairs and Human Rights & Social Justice with a concentration in Geography and a minor in Arabic, originating from Sarasota, Florida. I am currently planning on pursuing the career path of refugee law however, i am still entertaining my many options for the future.

Ungentlemanly Warfare

Abstract

WWII marred the lives of millions of people all across Europe while simultaneously disrupting the status quo of many. This oppression and suppression implicated by the German third Reich in France was devastating to all those involved. There were however a select group of individuals from the British Military destined to resist the efforts of the third reich, that of which is the Special Operations Executive, rather the SOE. This branch of research particularly focuses on the F section, the all female unit of the SOE. These women risked their livelihoods to go undercover as couriers and wireless operators in Vichy France and the stories associated with their journeys are practically undocumented. The goal of this research is to expose the trials and tribulations of the agents in the SOE F Section, something that is woefully underrepresented in the commonplace of social speech.

Keywords: SOE, WWII, Spy-network, Vichy-France