The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy
Pearson, Judith, 1953-2005
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Virgina Hall left her comfortable Baltimore roots in 1931 to become a foreign service officer. After the outbreak of World War II, she joined the British SOE and was deployed in France. 'Wanted' posters appeared throughout France offering a reward for 'the most dangerous of all Allied spies'.
Main title:
The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy / Judith L. Pearson.
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Imprint:
New York : Lyons ; Garsington : Windsor [distributor], 2005.
Collation:
x, 260 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-253) and index.
Contents:
Altered course -- First steps -- A vanished dream -- The Blitzkrieg -- Vive la France -- The dark years begin -- The making of a spy -- Into the wolves' lair -- Resistance is born -- No rest for the weary -- And the walls close in -- Flight -- Biding time -- Return to war -- Le jour J -- Aux armes, citoyens -- Death of the wolf -- The dawn of a new world.
ISBN:
9781592287628 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.548673092
Language:
English
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BRN:
739316
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