Women heroes of WWII Women heroes of World War 2 Women heroes of World War Two Twenty-six stories of espionage, sabatoge, resistance, and rescue
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and index
Contents:
Sophie Scholl : the White Rose Maria von Maltzan : the countess who hid Jews Irene Gut : "only a young girl" Irena Sendler : life in a jar Stefania Podgorska : the teen who hid thirteen Marie-Madeleine Fourcade : "only a woman" Andrée Virot : Agent Rose Josephine Baker : spy singer Magda Trocmé : wife, mother, teacher, rescuer Diet Eman : courier for the Dutch resistance Hannie Schaft : the symbol of the resistance Johtje Vos : a group effort Corrie ten Boom : watchmaker, rescuer, reconciler Andrée de Jongh : the comet line Hortense Daman : partisan courier Fernande Keufgens : the teen with the bold voice Monica Wichfeld : heroine of the Danish resistance Ebba Lund : the girl with the red cap Noor Inayat Khan : royal spy Nancy Wake : the white mouse Pearl Witherington : the courier who became a leader Virginia Hall : the greatest American spy Muriel Phillips : U.S. Army nurse Marlene Dietrich : "the only important thing" Maria Gulovich : Slovak for the OSS Martha Gellhorn : war correspondent
