The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy
- ISBN-10
- 159228762X
- ISBN-13
- 9781592287628
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 260
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot
- Author
- Judith Pearson
Description
Provides an in-depth biography of the life and times of Virginia Hall, a World War II American spy in France, from her pivileged Baltimore roots to her work with the British SOE and American OSS, assessing her critical role in bringing about the end of the Third Reich.
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