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Churchill´s Angels: How Britain´s Women Secret Agents Changed the Course of the Second World War
Bernard O´connor
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Description for Churchill´s Angels: How Britain´s Women Secret Agents Changed the Course of the Second World War
Paperback. The first ever complete history of Britain's Second World War female secret agents, including many of the women's accounts of their experiences working with resistance movements before and after D-Day. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 350.
Over sixty female agents were sent out by Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. These women - as well as others from clandestine Allied organisations - were flown out and parachuted or landed into occupied Europe on vital and highly dangerous missions. Their missions were as wireless operators, couriers and sometimes organisers with resistance movements both before and after D-Day. Bernard O'Connor relates the experiences of these agents by drawing on a range of sources, including many of the women's accounts of their wartime service. There are stories of rigorous training, thrilling ... Read more
Over sixty female agents were sent out by Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. These women - as well as others from clandestine Allied organisations - were flown out and parachuted or landed into occupied Europe on vital and highly dangerous missions. Their missions were as wireless operators, couriers and sometimes organisers with resistance movements both before and after D-Day. Bernard O'Connor relates the experiences of these agents by drawing on a range of sources, including many of the women's accounts of their wartime service. There are stories of rigorous training, thrilling ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445634319
SKU
V9781445634319
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-45
About Bernard O´connor
Bernard O’Connor has been a teacher for almost forty years and is an author that specialises in the history of Britain’s wartime espionage. His website is www.bernardoconnor.org.uk. He lives on the Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire border.
Reviews for Churchill´s Angels: How Britain´s Women Secret Agents Changed the Course of the Second World War
'Reveals how Britain's female secret agents changed the course of the Second World War' THE DAILY EXPRESS 'An enthralling, gripping, awe-inspiring story which pays a richly deserved tribute to some remarkable women' THIS ENGLAND