Purnell, Sonia
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII's Most Dangerous Spy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780349010168
- author:
- Purnell, Sonia
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Virago Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction,True Crime, Espionage,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII's Most Dangerous Spy by Sonia Purnell is a meticulously researched and gripping history that reads like a thriller. In September 1941, a young American woman, posing as a journalist, strides up the steps of a hotel in Lyon, Vichy France. Her determination and bravery would soon make her the Gestapo's most urgent target. By 1942, Virginia Hall had infiltrated Vichy command, trained civilians in guerrilla warfare, and sprung soldiers from Nazi prison camps, changing the course of the war with her intelligence. This is a spy history like no other, telling the story of the hunting accident that disabled her, the discrimination she fought, and the secret life that helped her triumph over shocking adversity.
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