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      Discover the exciting and dangerous lives of spies and secret agents from Blue Peter Award-winning David Long and rising star Terri Po.

      A single spy can save thousands upon thousands of lives . . .

      From Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur, to Margery Booth, ...

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      Product ID:9780571361847
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Spies
      Authors:Author: David Long, Terri Po
      Page Count:224
      Subjects:Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      Discover the exciting and dangerous lives of spies and secret agents from Blue Peter Award-winning David Long and rising star Terri Po.

      A single spy can save thousands upon thousands of lives . . .

      From Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur, to Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler, to Scotch Lass, Britain''s smallest ever agent, discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring spies . . .

      For as long as there have been secrets to keep, there have been spies, the world over, trying to uncover this classified information. Spying goes on all the time, and everywhere, but some of the most astonishing exploits occur during wartime.

      The stories in this beautiful collection unpick some of the most astonishing missions undertaken during World War Two – actions that helped to save many lives. Amazingly, many of these tales had to remain a deadly secret at the time and are little known even to this day.

      Discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring, including:

      Giliana Gerson, Britain''s first female spy,
      Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur,
      Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler,
      Roald Dahl, the spy who became a bestselling author,
      Noor Inayat Khan, the first woman wireless operator,
      Scotch Lass, Britain''s smallest ever agent,
      ''Major Martin'' the man who never was
      and many more!


      Imprint Name:Faber & Faber
      Publisher Name:Faber & Faber
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2022-06-02

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      Weight1238 g
      Dimensions241 × 311 × 24 mm