
Spies in show business
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The British Intelligence in the Second World War
There were entertainment people from the entertainment business utilized in events in efforts to bring america into the second world war. One example is eric mashwitz, who used to be a astonishingly well known as briton's most successful lyricist. He went on to become head of p b c light entertainment and was so good that he was often offored even more money by independent televisions. And can we talk a little about bill stevenson's office and their use of formethis? This, again, is an area of anglo-american relations which tends to be treated too solemnly.
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