A woman of no importance : the untold story of WWII's most dangerous spy, Virginia Hall
Purnell, Sonia2020
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The incredible untold story of Virginia Hall, an American woman with a wooden leg who infiltrated Occupied France for the SOE and became the Gestapo's most wanted Allied spy, written by acclaimed biographer Sonia Purnell.
Main title:
Author:
Purnell, Sonia, author
Imprint:
London : Virago, 2020.
Collation:
399 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780349010168 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.548673092BGOI
Language:
English
Subject:
Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982Women spies -- United States -- BiographyWomen intelligence officers -- United States -- BiographySpies -- United States -- BiographyIntelligence officers -- United States -- BiographyWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United StatesWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- FranceBiographyBiography & non-fiction proseBiography: historical, political & militaryHistorySecond World WarEspionage & secret services
BRN:
422954