HELEN FRY

Dr. Helen Fry is an esteemed author and historian renowned for her focus on the 10,000 German and Austrian Jewish refugees who served with British forces during World War II. She is an authority on the 'Secret Listeners' and possesses deep knowledge of 20th-century espionage.

 

Beyond her authorship, Helen extends her expertise as a consultant to television and documentary production companies, serving as a historical advisor for Second World War related scenes, at location shoots for broadcasters including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

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Helen is an ambassador for the National Centre for Military Intelligence (NCMI) and serves as a trustee of both the Friends of the Intelligence Corps Museum and the Medmenham Collection.

 

She is a recent recipient of the Lifetime Contribution Award for Jewish Military History and Education, awarded by The Jewish Military Association (AJEX).

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​Her publication on 'Women in Intelligence' was named a Waterstones Best Book of 2023 in Military History, and was also awarded the Silver Award for the Military History Matters Magazine Book of the Year 2024, as voted by the public.

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Helen is currently writing her next book, with a projected publication in the autumn of 2025 by her publisher Yale University Press.