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D-Day girls : the spies who armed the Resistance, sabotaged the Nazis, and helped win World War II / Sarah Rose.

Rose, Sarah, 1974- (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780451495082
  • ISBN: 045149508X
  • ISBN: 9780451495099
  • ISBN: 0451495098
  • Physical Description: xi, 384 pages : map ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-371) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
1050L Lexile
Subject:
Odette, 1912-1995.
Borrel, Andrée, 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.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 59 of 65 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

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Jacksonville Main Library 940.5486 ROS (Text) 36015000707899 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Main Library 940.54 Rose (Text) 34269001237636 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Ashe County Public Library 940.548 CRO (Text) 50503300440643 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Beaufort Main 940.54 CROWN (Text) 34208204016421 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bladen Main Branch 940.548 ROS (Text) 30441100783000 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bogue Banks HISTORY WAR WW2 ROSE (Text) 34208213214710 Adult Fiction Display Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library 940.54 CRO (Text) 37807000009624 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Canton Library 940.54 Rose (Text) 33115007668211 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Clemmons Branch 940.548 R (Text) 0112522487064 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cleveland County Main Library 940.548 ROS (Text) 22281500140740 Adult Nonfiction Available -