An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List

674. The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)

May 28, 2026

Description

Why did the British nurse, Edith Cavell, become a key player in the Belgian Resistance to German occupation? How did she carry out her mission? And, why was she ultimately executed, so...

Books Referenced

Edith Cavell

Author: Diana Souhami

Context:

Referenced as a biography of Edith Cavell, noting that Souhami argues Cavell's answers during interrogation were slightly mistranslated from French to German to make them sound more incriminating.