How Monopoly was used to Free POWs during WWII

0:00 - Intro

0:25 - Disclaimer & Inspo for todays episode 

1:21 - The Origin of Monopoly

2:44 - The REAL Origin of Monopoly

12:49 - The History of MI9

15:33 - Christopher Clayton Hutton 

20:45 - Maps & Monopoly 

25:58 - Getting the games into the POW Camps

30:18 - Knowing what to look for

31:42 - Sending a message

34:08 - Other ways they snuck stuff in

35:17 - The American Effort

36:43 - Game Over

38:22 - Declassified 

Sources: 

https://www.visitforgottonia.com/lizzie-magie-inventor-of-monopoly/ 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62285/how-brilliant-intelligence-officer-used-monopoly-free-wwii-pows

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/ruthless-monopolys-secret-history/ 

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/mi9-the-ingenious-secret-service-of-the-second-world-war https://www.thelegendofq.co.uk/christopher-clayton-hutton.html 

http://www.ww2rafcollection.co.uk/RAF_Collection/Aircrew_Evasion_&_Escape.html 

A ton of other sources are linked on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hutton  

https://invention.si.edu/invention-stories/woman-inventor-behind-monopoly 

https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=ohiou1651700929726961&disposition=inline 

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