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D-Day girls the spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the Nazis, and helped win World War II

"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."--Provided by publisher.

Main Author: Rose, Sarah, 1974- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Crown, [2019]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Odette, > 1912-1995.
Borrel, Andréé, > 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.
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."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: xi, 384 pages : map ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780451495082
045149508X
9780451495099
0451495098
Author Notes: Sarah Rose is the author of For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History . She has written for the Wall Street Journal , Outside , The Saturday Evening Post , and Men's Journal . In 2014, she was awarded a Lowell Thomas Prize in Travel Writing.

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