Description
| Product ID: | 9780750988964 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | TR |
| Series: | Espionage |
| Title: | Violette |
| Subtitle: | The Missions of SOE Agent Violette Szabo GC |
| Authors: | Author: Tania Szabo |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Military history, Second World War, Espionage and secret services, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Military history, Second World War, Espionage & secret services |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating ‘The bravest of us all’ – Violette Szabo is probably the most famous female agent of the legendary SOE in the Second World War. Her extraordinary story is told here by her daughter SOE agent Violette Szabó was one of the most incredible women who operated behind enemy lines during the Second World War. The daughter of an English father and French mother, and widow of a French army officer, she was daring and courageous, conducting sabotage missions, being embroiled in gun battles and battling betrayal. On her second mission she was captured by the Nazis, interrogated and tortured, then deported to Germany where she was eventually executed at Ravensbrück concentration camp. Violette was one of the first women ever to be awarded the George Cross, and her fascinating life has been immortalised in film and on the page. Written by her daughter, Violette (formerly Young, Brave and Beautiful) reveals the woman and mother behind this extraordinary hero. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-11-19 |
