Hurtling through an Italian vineyard in an Army jeep on a secret mission to thwart the Nazis, Mildred Schutz and her team stared death in the face in a hail of German bullets.
Meanwhile back in England ensconced in a series of secret tunnels, 17-year-old Marie Scott heard the true horrors of war as she transmitted messages from the D-Day beaches.
Yet these two young women really didn’t understand the depths of their sacrifice or efforts to help Britain win the war - they were simply doing their bit.
