Women Wartime Spies
$69.93
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
20 June 2011
Summary
From Mata Hari through to Noor Inayat Khan, women spies have rarely received the recognition they deserve. They have often been trivialised and, in cinema and popular fiction, stereotyped as vamps or dupes. The reality is very different. As spies, women have played a critical role during wartime, receiving and passing on vital information, frequently at considerable risk. Often able to blend into their background more easily than their male counterparts, women have worked as couriers, transmi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844680580 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844680584 |
| Author: | Ann Kramer |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 20 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 417g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
| Series: | Women's History |
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Critics Review
The perilous world of women spies in both World Wars is the subject of a thrilling, challenging and educational book that will enthral you. Once you have settled down to read, it will be difficult to stop, as the style is modern and thought provoking. Ann Kramer examines the role of spies souch as Edith Cavell, Mata Hari, Violette Szabo and Noor Inayat Khan. These brave women have never received the recognition they deserved and, through detailed research, this book puts forward many facts of unbelievable courage. - Pennant
Ann Kramer
Ann Kramer is a well-known writer, who has written extensively on women’s roles during the two world wars, a subject that fascinates her. Her recent books include the successful Land Girls and their Impact (Pen & Sword, 2008), which was very well received. Born and educated in London, Ann Kramer now lives in Hastings.
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