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Winthrop Bell: a Canadian spy who predicted Nazi horrors

Jason Bell discusses Dr Winthrop Bell, a Canadian Harvard professor who turned to espionage in the aftermath of WW1

Published: February 26, 2024 at 7:20 AM

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In his public life, Dr Winthrop Bell was a Harvard professor and wealthy businessman. But as a secret agent, reporting from Germany in the aftermath of the First World War, he was one of the first to warn of the Nazi plot for racial supremacy that would lead to the Second World War. Speaking to Elinor Evans, Jason Bell discusses this Canadian professor turned spy.

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Jason Bell is the author of Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy (HarperCollins, 2023)

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Elinor EvansHead of digital (web and video)

Elinor Evans is head of digital (web and video)

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