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Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII
Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII | Sarah Helm
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From an award-winning journalist comes this real-life cloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain s premiere secret agents during World War II. As the head of the French Section of the British Special Operations Executive, Vera Atkins recruited, trained, and mentored special operatives whose job was to organize and arm the resistance in Nazi-occupied France. After the war, Atkins courageously committed herself to a dangerous search for twelve of her most cherished women spies who had gone missing in action. Drawing on previously unavailable sources, Sarah Helm chronicles Atkins s extraordinary life and her singular journey through the chaos of post-war Europe. Brimming with intrigue, heroics, honor, and the horrors of war, "A Life in Secrets" is the story of a grand, elusive woman and a tour de force of investigative journalism."
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Godmotherx5
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I don‘t have this book but it‘s been on my Amazon wish list for ages. I‘ll just have to break down & buy it. #SpiesLikeUs #NewYearReads
I heard somewhere that Vera Atkins inspired Ian Fleming character, Ms. Moneypenny. Anyone know if this true?
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Tamra Wow, sounds like a really good read, stacked! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Sounds good!!!! 7y
Godmotherx5 @Tamra @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Glad you like the sound of it. 7y
chris.wolak Sounds good. I‘m on a bit of a spy kick. 7y
Godmotherx5 @WildmooBooks I‘m glad you saw the post. 7y
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Read this a while ago, but still obsessing about it and the whole women's WWII war efforts issue. Didn't learn much about that back in school, smh. #history #herstory #wwii

MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay, I think you'll like it here 😎👍🏻. 8y
halmukhtar @MrBook Thank you! I am already super excited, this app is a bookworm's dream come true 😆 8y
MrBook Oh yes it is! 😆😁👏🏻👌🏻🙌🏻 8y
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