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Stephen Ronson

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Stephen Ronson grew up in Sussex, and spent a large part of his childhood exploring the woods and fields around Uckfield, many of which were still dotted with reminders of WW2 - pill boxes, tank traps, nissen huts, and graffiti left by soldiers awaiting D-Day.

He is a passionate student of local history, and when he learnt about Auxiliary Units - groups of men who were instructed to lay low during the predicted nazi invasion and lead the fight back, he knew he had to write about a Sussex farmer, one with a love of the land, and a natural desire and ability to get the job done.

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Land girl: her story of six years in the Women's Land Army, 1940-46

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“How different history would be, if all men had to confront the reality of failure as much as the excitement of victory, before they chose their path.”
― Stephen Ronson, The Berlin Agent

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