About this title: She was soon deployed to France where the Gestapo imprisoned, beat, and tortured spies. Against such an ominous backdrop, Hall managed to locate drop zones for money and weapons, helped escaped POWs and downed Allied airmen flee to England, and secured safe houses for agents. Soon, wanted posters appeared throughout France offering a reward for her capture. By winter of 1942 Hall had to flee France via the only route possible: a hike on foot through the frozen Pyrenees Mountains into neutral Spain. Upon her return to England, the OSS recruited her and sent her back to France disguised as an ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781592287628ISBN:159228762X
Description: Very Good+/Near Fine. 159228762x Bound in red cloth with black lettering. Small ownership name to fep, no other markings. Very minor creasing to several pages. "The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy". Illustrated with b/w photos. Jacket is not price-clipped. 260pp including index. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Lyons Press, Connecticut
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781599210728ISBN:159921072X
Description: Photo Illustrated. Fine. This 6 x 9 soft cover has 260 pages. account of Virginia Hall's work as a secret agent in German-occupied France. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Lyons Pr
Date Published: 2008-05-13
ISBN-13:9781599210728ISBN:159921072X
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781599210728. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781592287628ISBN:159228762X
Description: New in New dust jacket. 159228762X. New first edition, first printing hardcover and dust jacket in very fine condition. Protective mylar cover.; 1.08 x 9.3 x 6.36 Inches; 288 pages. read more
Description: Good. Used copy-Because of our high volume, we can not accurately describe each book, so we list the MINIMUM condition you can expect; most are better than the condition listed. read more
Edition: First Edition; Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Lyons Press, Guilford CT
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781592287628ISBN:159228762X
Description: Illustrated by Photographs. VG/VG. 159228762X. Published @$22.95; "Virginia Hall left comfortable Baltimore roots of privilege in 1931 to follow her dream of becoming a Foreign Service Officer. She watched as Hitler rolled into Poland, then France, and she decided to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).; 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 Inches; 288 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781599210728ISBN:159921072X
Description: New. Virginia Hall sought a career in Foreign Service in 1930s Europe, but a physical handicap, her gender, and her outspoken political views stymied her diplomatic ambitions. A secret British intelligence group trained her in non-traditional sabotage tec... read more
"Do you like thrillers and action? This book has it all, almost from the first paragraph. You won't be able to put it down. It's not fiction, but TRUE!! This lady really lived the life you will read about. There's a reason she was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross; read about how she earned it. Yes, this really happened !"
"I don't usually like books that have a lot of history in them, but this was so different. She is an amazing women who did amazing things for the time. It was an easy, great read. Would recomend it over and over. Have already loaned it out and have a waiting list of people who want to read it."
"I found this book to be most interesting particularly for anyone interested in learning more about the French Underground during World War II. A very gutsy lady who did good work under difficult circumstances."
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