Surprising Spies: Unexpected Heroes of World War II
- ISBN-10
- 0823437574
- ISBN-13
- 9780823437573
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-11-17
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Author
- Karen Gray Ruelle
Description
"Seven Allied spies of World War II who fooled the Nazis are profiled in this books including a Sufi princess, a major league baseball player, a magician, and others"--
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