The Heroines of SOE: F Section, Britain's Secret Women in France
By: Beryl E. Escott
4.10
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Wolves at the Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy
By: Judith L. Pearson
4.30
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service. But, as Hitler was buil… read more
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2. She Landed By Moonlight: The Story of Secret Agent Pearl Witherington: the 'real Charlotte Gray'
By: Carole Seymour-Jones
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
On the night of the 22 September 1943 Pearl Witherington, a twenty-nine-year-old British secretary … read more
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3. Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany
By: Taylor Holden , Marthe Cohn
4.30
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
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4. Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent
By: Kathryn J. Atwood , Pearl Witherington Cornioley
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
One of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters shares her remarkable story in t… read more
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5. A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII.
By: Sarah Helm
3.71
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Once rumored to have been the inspiration for Ian Fleming's Miss Moneypenny, Vera Atkins climbed he… read more
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8. The White Mouse
By: Nancy Wake
0.00
Format: None pages,
The Gestapo called her White Mouse. Nancy Wake, a New Zealander who became one of the most highly d… read more
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9. Carve Her Name with Pride
By: None
4.50
Format: 228 pages,
Carve Her Name With Pride is the inspiring story of the half-French Violette Szabo who was born in … read more
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10. Eclipse of Reason
By: Max Horkheimer
3.67
Format: 350 pages,
"Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a leading figure in The Frankfurt School, a renowned body of philos… read more
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11. The Bride’s Trunk: A Story of War and Reconciliation
By: None
4.00
Format: 191 pages,
A true story of love and reconciliation in the aftermath of the Second World War. Minny leaves Germ… read more
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12. The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz
By: Ellie Midwood
4.47
Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition
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13. Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
By: Larry Loftis
4.00
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy The year is 1942, and Wo… read more
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"She was now ready. Diarrhea pills, speed, sleep dope, lethal pill, and beauty aid. Bring on the Germans."-Larry Loftis, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
"When they first met, Peter had looked beyond Arnaud’s gruff personality to see a man who was highly competent, fearless, and deeply committed to the cause."-Larry Loftis, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
14. Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes
By: Tim Brady
4.01
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
The astonishing WWII true story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence be… read more
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15. Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.17
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
“a provocative and stimulating addition to the study of World War II.” HistoryNetPerfect for reader… read more
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16. The Heroines of SOE: F Section, Britain's Secret Women in France
By: Beryl E. Escott
4.10
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
Female spies are often the stuff of legend and myth. Here, for the first time, Beryl Escott tells t… read more
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17. The War in the Shadows: The Battle of the Spymasters in WWII (The Secret War)
By: Charles Whiting
4.09
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
An enthralling exposé of the spies who moved in the darkened dangerous back alleys of World War Two… read more
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18. Low Attack: The Story of Two Mosquito Squadrons in World War Two (Memoirs of World War Two in the Air Book 4)
By: John Wooldridge
4.08
Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition
A vivid account of two Mosquito squadrons which revolutionised aerial warfare.Perfect for people wh… read more
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19. Sister Viv
By: Grantlee Kieza
4.65
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to s… read more
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20. Xavier: A British Secret Agent with the French Resistance
By: Richard Heslop
4.39
Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition
Colnel Richard Heslop, alias Xavier, was one of Britain's Greatest Special Operations agents in Fra… read more
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21. How to Kiss a Movie Star (Hawthorne Brothers, #4)
By: Jenny Proctor
4.27
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
He’s Hollywood’s biggest star. She wouldn’t know him from the pizza delivery guy. I’m a wildlife… read more
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22. Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two)
By: Leo Heaps
4.25
Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition
The remarkable true story of a Canadian paratrooper’s escape from behind enemy lines following the … read more
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23. The Road to Station X: From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park, a Memoir of One Woman's Journey Through World War Two
By: Sarah Baring
4.00
Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height… read more
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24. Coming Home to the Highlands (The Highlands #1)
By: Lisa Hobman
4.33
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
Sometimes life is full of surprises, especially when you least expect them… Born into the Scotti… read more
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"You can't force yourself to be happy in a life that doesn't feel like it belongs to you."-Lisa Hobman, Coming Home to the Highlands (The Highlands #1)
25. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)
By: Terence Robertson
4.61
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more
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26. Sisters of Fortune
By: Anna Lee Huber
4.12
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they bo… read more
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27. The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
By: Gwen Strauss
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine… read more
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28. They Fought Alone: The True Story of SOE's Agents in Wartime France
By: Maurice Buckmaster
4.30
Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition
Set Europe ablaze.' The order came from Churchill himself. The result was the Special Operations Ex… read more
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29. Nancy Wake
By: Russell Braddon
4.33
Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition
This is the incredible true story of the greatest spy you’ve never heard of—as told to the author b… read more
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30. My Flying Circus: The Autobiography of a WW2 Bomber Pilot
By: Richard Leven
3.99
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
This is the no-holds-barred autobiography of a World War II bomber pilot.My Flying Circus is the au… read more
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31. Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE
By: Kate Vigurs
4.21
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
Formed in 1940, Special Operations Executive was to coordinate Resistance work overseas. The organi… read more
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