Women Heroes of World War II : : 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue

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Call Number: Y 940.548 At, Kids Book / Nonfiction / History / Military & Wars / World War II
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

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Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Nonfiction / History / Military & Wars / World War II	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Nonfiction / History / Military & Wars / World War II	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"Cover and interior design: Sarah Olson "--t.p. verso.
Sophie Scholl : the White Rose -- Maria von Maltzan : the countess who hid Jews -- Irene Gut : "only a young girl" -- Irena Sendler : life in a jar -- Stefania Podgorska : the teen who hid thirteen -- Marie-Madeleine Fourcade : "only a woman" -- Andrée Virot : Agent Rose -- Josephine Baker : spy singer -- Magda Trocmé : wife, mother, teacher, rescuer -- Diet Eman : courier for the Dutch resistance -- Hannie Schaft : the symbol of the resistance -- Johtje Vos : a group effort -- Corrie ten Boom : watchmaker, rescuer, reconciler -- Andrée de Jongh : the comet line -- Hortense Daman : partisan courier -- Fernande Keufgens : the teen with the bold voice -- Monica Wichfeld : Irish heroine of the Danish resistance -- Ebba Lund : the girl with the red cap -- Noor Inayat Khan : royal agent -- Nancy Wake : the white mouse -- Pearl Witherington : the courier who became a leader -- Virginia Hall : the most dangerous allied agent -- Muriel Phillips : U.S. Army nurse -- Marlene Dietrich : "the only important thing" -- Maria Gulovich : Slovak for the OSS -- Martha Gellhorn : war correspondent.
These twenty-six suspense-filled stories unfold from across Germany, Poland, Great Britain, the United States, and more, providing an inspiring reminder of women and girls' refusal to sit on the sidelines around the world and throughout history.

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Remarkable Women in Wartime submitted by evelyn on July 28, 2015, 8:16am With profiles of many different women, these books will keep the attention of readers as they learn about spying techniques, wartime resistance, and even primitive surgery methods!