02556cam a2200397 4500 759449490 TxAuBib 20190328120000.0 180814s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018038372 9780451495082 hbk. $28.00 045149508X hbk. $28.00 (OCoLC)1049822477 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO OCLCA OCLCF ZVR OCLCQ OCLCA ON8 TxGR TxAuBib Rose, Sarah, 1974-, author. D-Day girls [Book] : the spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the Nazis, and helped win World War II / by Sarah Rose. D-Day girls, the spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the Nazis, and helped win WWII. Spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the Nazis, and helped win. First edition. New York : Crown, [2019] xi, 384 pages : map ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Part 1. God help us -- Ungentlemanly warfare -- A first class agent -- The queen of the organization -- Merde alors! -- To the very last man -- Part 2. 1000 dangers -- The dark years -- Alone in the world -- Robert est arrivé -- The Paris of the Sahara -- Our possibilities -- The demolition must never fail -- An obstinate woman -- An endless Calvary -- The swap -- The dog sneezed on the curtains -- Hunted -- When the hour of action strikes -- Part 3. Kisses -- A patriotic profession -- A little braver -- The sighing begins -- Death on one side, life on the other -- Your mind goes on thinking -- Epilogue: a useful life. "The dramatic, inspiring story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to sabotage the Nazis, shore up the Resistance, and pave the way for Allied victory in World War II."--Provided by publisher. 20190328. Odette 1912-1995. Borrel, Andréé 1919-1944. Baissac, Lise de 1905-2004. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France. World War, 1939-1945 Women Great Britain. Women spies Great Britain History 20th century. Women spies Great Britain Biography. Espionage, British France History 20th century. RV8