🎧 The Gay Men Who Took on Hitler
🎧 Dan Snow's History Hit • 14m
Chris Bryant joined me on the podcast to tell the story of the gay British politicians who were among the very first to warn Britain about the danger of Hitler’s rise to power and the most vocal in demanding an end to the government’s policy of appeasement.
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