The lady is a spy : Virginia Hall, World War II hero of the French resistance
Record details
- ISBN: 0545936128
- ISBN: 9780545936125
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Physical Description:
pages cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2019.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references 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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Genre: | Biographies. Juvenile works. History. Biography. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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Burlington Public Library | TEEN BIO HALL Mitchell 2019 | 39851001491761 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |