A Woman of No Importance

The Untold Story of WWII's Most Dangerous Spy, Virgina Hall

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Beschreibung

<p><b>'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' </b><b>BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II</b><br><br> <b> An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity.</b><br><br><b> 'A rousing tale of derring-do' </b>THE TIMES * <b>'Riveting' </b>MICK HERRON * <b>'Superb' </b>IRISH TIMES<br><br><b> THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br><br>In September 1941, a young American woman strides up the steps of a hotel in Lyon, Vichy France. Her papers say she is a journalist. Her wooden leg is disguised by a determined gait and a distracting beauty. She is there to spark the resistance.<br><br>By 1942 Virginia Hall was the Gestapo's most urgent target, having infiltrated Vichy command, trained civilians in guerrilla warfare and sprung soldiers from Nazi prison camps. The first woman to go undercover for British SOE, her intelligence changed the course of the war - but her fight was still not over. <br><br>This is a spy history like no other, telling the story of the hunting accident that disabled her, the discrimination she fought and the secret life that helped her triumph over shocking adversity.<br><br><b>'A cracking story about an extraordinarily brave woman' </b>TELEGRAPH<br><br><b>'Gripping ... superb ... a rounded portrait of a complicated, resourceful, determined and above all brave woman' </b>IRISH TIMES<br><br><b>WINNER of the PLUTARCH AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHY</b><br><b><br>***Sonia Purnell's new book KINGMAKER: PAMELA CHURCHILL HARRIMAN'S ASTONISHING LIFE OF SEDUCTION, INTRIGUE AND POWER is out now***</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780349010168

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

199 x 127 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Verlag / Hersteller

Little, Brown Book Group