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Author Rose, Sarah, 1974- author.

Title D-DAY GIRLS : THE SPIES WHO ARMED THE RESISTANCE, SABOTAGED THE NAZIS, AND HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II / Sarah Rose.

Edition Large print edition.
Publication Info. Farmington Hills, Michigan : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, [2019]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1977886~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Large Type Nonfiction  940.548641 CRO    AVAILABLE
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Description 693 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm
Physical Medium large print rda
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 639-688).
Contents 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.
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.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
Women spies -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Odette, 1912-1995.
Borrel, Andrée, 1919-1944.
Baissac, Lise de, 1905-2004.
Espionage, British -- France -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain.
Genre Large type books.
ISBN 9781432866129 (large print : hbk. : alk. paper)
1432866125 (large print : hbk. : alk. paper)
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