674. The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)
The episode recounts the life and execution of Edith Cavell, a British nurse in Belgium during World War I, who helped Allied soldiers escape German occupation and was executed for war treason, becoming a global martyr and propaganda symbol. Her story embodies courage, faith, and the mora
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