Code name Pauline : memoirs of a World War II special agent

Cornioley, Pearl Witherington, 1914-2008, author.

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Pearl Witherington Cornioley, one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters, recounts her life and experience as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).

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Cornioley, Pearl Witherington, 1914-2008 Juvenile literature

World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain Juvenile literature

World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France Juvenile literature

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ISBN:

9781613744871
9781613731581
9781613431581

Description:

xxiv, 184 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index

Contents:

A difficult childhood
Courtship with Henri Cornioley
Escape from France
Training and preparation in the ranks of the SOE
Parachuting into occupied France
Courier missions, code names, and covers
The Michelin Factory affair
Arrest of a resistance leader
The battle of Les Souches
Organizing the Maquis
Into the forest
Postwar life
Righting wrongs
Conclusion
Epilogue by Raymond Billard, "Gaspard."

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2417656

Other Authors:

Atwood, Kathryn J., editor
Larroque, Hervé, author

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