Virginia Hall : clever spy of World War II
Langston-George, Rebecca2024
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In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany's Nazi regime expanded into neighbouring European countries, committing horrific crimes against Jewish people and other groups. Enter: Virginia Hall. Born on a small Maryland farm, this brilliant woman's worldly ambitions led her to a clerical position at the U.S. embassy in Warsaw, Poland. While there, a hunting accident caused Hall to lose her leg. After being fitted with a wooden prosthetic leg, she persevered in her work. Hall soon became a spy for Allied forces, serving behind enemy lines in France. With cleverness and courage, Hall, who the Nazis nicknamed the 'Limping Lady,' eventually became one of the Allies' greatest assets and one the German Gestapo's most feared spies. In this action-packed, full-colour graphic novel, learn more about this daring woman who took risks, defied expectations, and confronted the enemies of World War II.
Main title:
Virginia Hall : clever spy of World War II / by Rebecca Langston-George ; illustrated by Luiz Fernando De Silva.
Author:
Langston-George, Rebecca, authorDe Silva, Luiz Fernando, artist
Imprint:
Oxford : Raintree, [2024]©2024
Collation:
32 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"Book band level: Dark red"--Back cover.Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Juvenile.pym; pyu.
ISBN:
9781398254756 (pbk)
Dewey class:
741.5940.548641092
LC class:
D810.S8
Local class:
920
Language:
English
Subject:
Hall, Virginia, 1906-1982 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fictionHall, Virginia, 1906-1982 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literatureWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fictionWomen spies -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fictionWomen spies -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literatureSpies -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literatureWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 9+History and WarfareBiographical comic books, strips, etcChildren's stories -- Comic books, strips, etcFiction 9+General StoriesPicture Books for Older Readers
BRN:
3814475
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