
Spymistress
The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II
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Narrated by:
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Nicholas Camm
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A rousing tale of espionage and unsung valor, this is the captivating true story of Vera Atkins, Great Britain's spymistress from the age of 25. With her fierce intelligence, blunt manner, personal courage, and exceptional informants, Vera ran countless missions throughout the 1930s. After rising to the leadership echelon in the Special Operations Executive (SOE), a covert intelligence agency formed by Winston Churchill, she became head of a clandestine army in World War II. Her team went deep behind enemy lines, linked up with resistance fighters, destroyed vital targets, helped Allied pilots escape capture, assassinated German soldiers, and radioed information back to London. As the biographer of her mentor in the SOE, William Stevenson was the only person Vera Atkins trusted to record her story.
©2007, 2011 William Stevenson (P)2014 Audible, Inc.A story full of information
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Disappointing
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Fascinating story, dull narration
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The introduction is very annoying for anyone in the UK who is not English. More than 60 nations participated in the WW2, so it can be very annoying to have English or American writers sounding as though they were the main "winners."
I did appreciate due honour being given to the immense Polish contribution to the whole war effort in many areas. All-in-all a remarkable story of a truly remarkable lady plus so many confirmations of material I have seen/heard of from other sources.
important book
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The times she lived in and the events she witnessed will be remembered through the ages, as will her contribution to them.
When you read this book alongside the stories of Virginia Hall (“a woman of no importance”), Christine Skarbek GC and the other female legends of WW2 it leaves you feeling truly humbled.
I just wish this sort of history was taught more often in schools.
An exceptional story, beautifully narrated
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Too many errors
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Excellent
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A remarkable lady
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Extraordinary lady
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This is the history that should be taught in schoo
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