Female secret agents of the twentieth century
Boyd, Douglas, 1938-2023
Book
As long as there has been conflict, there have been female agents behind the scenes. In Belgium and Northern France in 1914-18 there were several thousand women actively working against the Kaiser's forces occupying their homelands. In the Second World War, women of many nations opposed the Nazis, risking the firing squad or decapitation by axe or guillotine. Yet, many of those women did not have the right to vote for a government or even open a bank account. So why did they do it? This revealing history explores the lives and the motivations of the women of many races and social classes who have risked their lives as secret agents, and celebrates their intelligence, strength and courage.
Main title:
Female secret agents of the twentieth century / Douglas Boyd.
Author:
Boyd, Douglas, 1938-, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2023.
Collation:
256 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781803993751 (pbk)
Dewey class:
327.1209252
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3615015