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  • MediaDB / «The Lame Lady: The Untold Story of a Female Secret Agent during the Second World War" by Sonia Purnell: download fb2, read online

    About the book: 2023 / In 1942, France was flooded with posters depicting a young woman and the inscription: "The most dangerous enemy spy. We must find and destroy her! " The woman on the poster was Virginia Hall, the first Allied spy to work behind enemy lines. Despite her disability and constant threat to her life, Virginia continued to carry out the most difficult missions to save thousands of people and for the sake of peace in Europe. The latest research by Sonia Purnell, a recognized journalist and biographer, allows us to lift the veil of secrecy over the life of Virginia Hall, full of heroism and selfless opposition to the Nazis. A stunning biography, more like a spy thriller - an action-packed, piercing story of courage and self-sacrifice.