A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII Contributor(s): Helm, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400031400 ISBN-13: 9781400031405 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Once rumored to have been the inspiration for Ian Fleming's Miss Moneypenny, Vera Atkins climbed her way to the top in Special Operations Executive, or SOE, Britain's secret service created to help the resistance efforts in Nazi-occupied countries. Drawing on recently released government files and unprecedented access to family papers, Helm vividly reconstructs a complex and extraordinary life. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - World War Ii - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2005056870 |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.26" W x 8" (1.12 lbs) 544 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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Publisher Description: 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. |