Spymistress: The Life of Vera Atkins, the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II
- ISBN-10
- 1559707631
- ISBN-13
- 9781559707633
- Series
- Spymistress
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Arcade Publishing
- Author
- William Stevenson
Description
A portrait of World War II British spy Vera Atkins describes her recruitment at the age of twenty-five by a legendary spymaster, her work within Winston Churchill's covert intelligence agency, and her pivotal work for Allied forces. By the author of A Man Called Intrepid.
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- 2011-04-18
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- 2014-12-15
- 62 pages
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- 2011-11-01
- 384 pages
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- Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
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