The lady is a spy : Virginia Hall, World War II hero of the French resistance
Item details
- ISBN: 9780545936125
- ISBN: 0545936128
- ISBN: 9781338532500
- ISBN: 1338532502
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Physical Description:
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xvii, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Scholastic Focus, 2019.
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Virginia Hall's war -- The fighting blade -- Student of Europe -- State Department years -- The gathering storm -- Wartime London: wearing life like a loose garment -- The new recruit -- Virginia's intelligence circle -- Wartime France through a spy's eyes -- Taking care of British agents -- Abbé Alesch: friend or foe? -- The river is rising: Virginia's final days in Lyon -- Virginia's escape -- On the sidelines in Spain -- The OSS : America's wartime spy service -- The great adventure: Virginia's return to France -- Setting up shop -- Virginia transfers to OSS -- Supporting D-Day and operations in the Haute-Loire -- Virginia goes her own way -- Rafael and Hemon fall from the sky -- Hoping for a final mission -- The Austria mission -- A final accounting -- The true story of Abbé Alesch -- Recognition -- Cold warrior at the CIA -- A new beginning -- Retirement. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 12 and up. |
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