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Author Mitchell, Don, 1957- author.

Title The lady is a spy : Virginia Hall, World War II hero of the French resistance / by Don Mitchell.

Publication Info. New York : Scholastic Focus, 2019.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Teen  TEEN 940.54 MITCHELL    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Teen Department  TEEN B GOILLOT, VIRGINIA    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Teen  TEEN 940.54 MIT    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  940.5486 MITCHELL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department  JB HALL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvii, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Audience Ages 12 and up.
Summary "When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was dangerous enough, but as fighting erupted across the continent, instead of returning home, she headed to France. In a country divided between freedom and fascism, Virginia was determined to do her part for the Allies. An ordinary woman from Baltimore, Maryland, she dove into the action, first joining a French ambulance unit and later becoming an undercover agent for both the British Special Operations Executive and the US Office of Strategic Services. Working as a spy in the intelligence network, she made her way to Vichy, coordinating Resistance movements, assisting in the sabotage of Nazis, and rescuing downed Allied soldiers. She passed in plain sight of the enemy, and soon found herself being hunted by the Gestapo. But Virginia cleverly evaded discovery and death, often through bold feats and daring escapes. Her covert operations, efforts with the Resistance, and risky work as a wireless telegraph operator greatly contributed to the Allies' eventual win"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index.
Contents Virginia Hall's war -- The fighting blade -- Student of Europe -- State Department years -- The gathering storm -- Wartime London: wearing life like a loose garment -- The new recruit -- Virginia's intelligence circle -- Wartime France through a spy's eyes -- Taking care of British agents -- Abbé Alesch: friend or foe? -- The river is rising: Virginia's final days in Lyon -- Virginia's escape -- On the sidelines in Spain -- The OSS : America's wartime spy service -- The great adventure: Virginia's return to France -- Setting up shop -- Virginia transfers to the OSS -- Supporting D-Day and operations in the Haute-Loire -- Virginia goes her own way -- Rafael and Hemon fall from the sky -- Hoping for a final mission -- The Austria mission -- A final accounting -- The true story of Abbé Alesch -- Recognition -- Cold warrior at the CIA -- A new beginning -- Retirement.
Subject Hall, Virginia, 1906-1982 -- Juvenile literature.
Hall, Virginia, 1906-1982. (OCoLC)fst00286208
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Women spies -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Spies -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature.
Espionage, American -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Espionage.
Spies -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service.
Espionage, American. (OCoLC)fst00915388
Secret service. (OCoLC)fst01110661
Spies. (OCoLC)fst01129772
Underground movements, War. (OCoLC)fst01355184
Women spies. (OCoLC)fst01178571
Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Biographies.
ISBN 9780545936125 (hardcover)
0545936128 (hardcover)
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