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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bay Public Library | 940.548641 Goi | 33874005174171 | Adult - Non-Fiction | Checked out | 06/11/2024 |
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- ISBN: 1984877615
- ISBN: 9781984877611
- ISBN: 073522529X
- ISBN: 9780735225299
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Physical Description:
352 pages ; 22 cm.
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- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Viking, c2019.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The dream -- Cometh the hour -- My tart friends -- ... Read More |
| Summary, etc.: | "At a time when sending female secret agents into ... Read More |
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"At a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was still strictly forbidden, Virginia Hall came to be known as the "Madonna of the Resistance," coordinating a network of spies to blow up bridges, report on German troop movements, arrange equipment drops for Resistance agents, and recruit and train guerrilla fighters. Even as her face covered WANTED posters throughout Europe, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate. She finally escaped with her life in a grueling hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown, and her associates all imprisoned or executed. But, adamant that she had "more lives to save," she dove back in as soon as she could, organizing forces to sabotage enemy lines and back up Allied forces landing on Normandy beaches. Told with Purnell's signature insight and novelistic panache, A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war"--
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