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The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series

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Biography is the most intimate approach to history - and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people – some b...Show more Biography is the most intimate approach to history - and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people – some born to privilege and power, others from modest backgrounds – shaped art, literature, science, government, and the human experience. Show less

D-Day Girls

The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

by Rose, Sarah

Book - 2019

The dramatic and true stories of three women who were chosen to work as spies for Britain's Special Operations Executive. The dramatic and true stories of three women who were chosen to work as spies for Britain's Special Operations Executive. Show less

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Code Name: Lise

The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy

by Loftis, Larry

Book - 2019

This real-life account that reads like a spy novel is about Odette Sansom, who became a trained killer against the Nazis. This real-life account that reads like a spy novel is about Odette Sansom, who became a trained killer against the Nazis. Show less

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Code Name Pauline

Memoirs of A World War II Special Agent

by Cornioley, Pearl Witherington

Book - 2013

Pearl Cornioley parachuted into occupied France in 1943 at the age of 29 and went on to work with and lead more than 3,500 French guerrilla fighters, also known as the Maquis. Pearl Cornioley parachuted into occupied France in 1943 at the age of 29 and went on to work with and lead more than 3,500 French guerrilla fighters, also known as the Maquis. Show less

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A Cool and Lonely Courage

The Untold Story of Sister Spies in Occupied France

by Ottaway, Susan

Book - 2014

Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne were sisters raised in France who both decided to join the Special Operations Executive and went on to become Allied spies. J...Show more Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne were sisters raised in France who both decided to join the Special Operations Executive and went on to become Allied spies. Jacqueline was able to avoid being captured while Eileen was caught, tortured by the Gestapo, and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp. Show less

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The Lady Is A Spy

Virginia Hall, World War II Hero of the French Resistance

by Mitchell, Don

Book - 2019

Hall served in both the British Special Operations Executive and the US Office of Strategic Services. During her tenure, she worked as a wireless telegraph operator, gathered intelligence in France, and sabotaged Nazi soldiers. Hall served in both the British Special Operations Executive and the US Office of Strategic Services. During her tenure, she worked as a wireless telegraph operator, gathered intelligence in France, and sabotaged Nazi soldiers. Show less

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A Life in Secrets

Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII

by Helm, Sarah

Book - 2005

After serving as a spy in WW II, Vera Atkins had a burning need to to find out what happened to the female agents who were undercover in France but hadn't...Show more After serving as a spy in WW II, Vera Atkins had a burning need to to find out what happened to the female agents who were undercover in France but hadn't been heard from since. In recounting the fates of these women, the author also reveals there was more to Atkins than anyone knew. Show less

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The Lost Girls of Paris

by Jenoff, Pam

Book - 2019

In 1946, Grace Healy found a suitcase of women's pictures that led her to an amazing story of secret agents who never came home. This fast-paced novel is inspired by true accounts of the heroic acts of twelve brave women. In 1946, Grace Healy found a suitcase of women's pictures that led her to an amazing story of secret agents who never came home. This fast-paced novel is inspired by true accounts of the heroic acts of twelve brave women. Show less

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Madame Fourcade's Secret War

The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler

by Olson, Lynne

Book - 2019

Code-named Hedgehog, Madame Fourcade not only provided much needed intelligence to both the American and British intelligence organizations, but also managed to twice escape from the Nazis. Code-named Hedgehog, Madame Fourcade not only provided much needed intelligence to both the American and British intelligence organizations, but also managed to twice escape from the Nazis. Show less

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Spy Princess

The Life of Noor Inayat Khan

by Basu, Shrabani

eBook - 2011

Born in Moscow to an Indian nobleman and an American poet, Khan worked for Britain as a spy during WW II. She was eventually captured, but even torture couldn't force her to reveal her own name or what she had been involved in. Born in Moscow to an Indian nobleman and an American poet, Khan worked for Britain as a spy during WW II. She was eventually captured, but even torture couldn't force her to reveal her own name or what she had been involved in. Show less

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The Spy Who Loved

The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville

by Mulley, Clare

Book - 2013

The UK's first female secret agent, Granville skied into Poland from Hungary and parachuted into occupied France to obtain intelligence for the Allies. The UK's first female secret agent, Granville skied into Poland from Hungary and parachuted into occupied France to obtain intelligence for the Allies. Show less

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A Woman of No Importance

The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win WWII

by Purnell, Sonia

Book - 2019

Virginia Hall, an American with a prosthetic leg, became known as the "most dangerous of all Allied spies." While undercover, she blew up bridges, helped prisoners escape, and established an underground network of fellow resisters. Virginia Hall, an American with a prosthetic leg, became known as the "most dangerous of all Allied spies." While undercover, she blew up bridges, helped prisoners escape, and established an underground network of fellow resisters. Show less

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