Women Heroes of World War II - 32 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue

These 32 suspense-filled stories unfold across Germany, Poland, Great Britain, the United States, and more, providing a reminder of women and girls' refusal to sit on the sidelines around the world and throughout history. Includes six new profiles that did not appear in the first edition.

About the author

Kathryn J. Atwood is the author of Women Heroes of World War II--Pacific Theater, Women Heroes of World War I, and Courageous Women of the Vietnam War, as well as the editor of Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent. Muriel Phillips Engelman, author of the memoir, Mission Accomplished: Stop the Clock, was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II and was later promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn J Atwood, Kathryn J. Atwood
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781641600064
• ISBN: 978-1-64160-006-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Women of Action; Women of Action
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; Non-fiction book