Description
| Product ID: | 9781803993751 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Female Secret Agents |
| Authors: | Author: Douglas Boyd |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Collected biographies, History, Military history, Gender studies: women and girls, Espionage and secret services, Collected biographies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Military history, Gender studies: women, Espionage & secret services, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The remarkable stories of some of the bravest and most dangerous women who ever lived Forget the adventure stories of James Bond, Kim Philby, Klaus Fuchs and co. – espionage is not just a boys’ game. 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? Female Secret Agents 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. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-07-27 |
