Description
| Product ID: | 9781445645841 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Women Who Spied for Britain |
| Subtitle: | Female Secret Agents of the Second World War |
| Authors: | Author: Robyn Walker |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Second World War, Second World War, Gender studies: women and girls, Espionage and secret services, Gender studies: women, Espionage & secret services, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Meet some of the women whose bravery saved Britain in the Second World War Espionage is one of the world’s oldest professions, and it played an integral role in Allied successes and failures during the Second World War. Equal to men in both their bravery and in the sacrifices they made, the female undercover operatives of the Second World War deserve to have their incredible stories told.The Women Who Spied for Britain traces the fascinating and sometimes tragic stories of eight women who put their lives on the line and made invaluable contributions to the British war effort. Drawn from many different walks of life, including a princess, a beauty queen, a war widow, a teenage girl and a bawdy Australian journalist, all of these women shared a sense of adventure, daring and determination that allowed them to embrace the role of secret agent. Trained in the art of clandestine warfare, guerilla tactics and radio operation, these women worked closely with resistance movements throughout Occupied Europe.Their stories are portraits of courage, offering a mixture of thrilling adventure, gutsy humour, hard-fought triumphs and, for far too many, horrific tragedy. |
| Imprint Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-06-15 |