D-Day girls : the spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the Nazis, and helped win World War II / by Sarah Rose.
Publication details: New York : Crown , 2019.Description: xi, 384 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780451495082
- D-Day girls, the spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the Nazis, and helped win WWII
- Odette, 1912-1995
- Borrel, Andréé, 1919-1944
- Baissac, Lise de, 1905-2004
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
- Women spies -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Espionage, British -- France -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain
- 940.54/864109252 23
- D810.S7 C766 2019
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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900 - 999 | Hanover Public Library Shelves | 940.548 ROSE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001138230 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. God help us -- Ungentlemanly warfare -- A first class agent -- The queen of the organization -- Merde alors! -- To the very last man -- Part 2. 1000 dangers -- The dark years -- Alone in the world -- Robert est arrivé -- The Paris of the Sahara -- Our possibilities -- The demolition must never fail -- An obstinate woman -- An endless Calvary -- The swap -- The dog sneezed on the curtains -- Hunted -- When the hour of action strikes -- Part 3. Kisses -- A patriotic profession -- A little braver -- The sighing begins -- Death on one side, life on the other -- Your mind goes on thinking -- Epilogue: a useful life.
"The dramatic, inspiring story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to sabotage the Nazis, shore up the Resistance, and pave the way for Allied victory in World War II." --Provided by publisher.
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