Woman of No Importance

The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

368 pages

English language

Published Aug. 22, 2020 by Penguin Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-7352-2531-2
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3 stars (1 review)

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An incredibly capable woman

3 stars

Biography of Virginia Hall, one of the most effective Allied agents who organised the French resistance during WW2. Lacks the narrative tension to do justice to this incredibly capable woman and the many intense trials she and her associates suffered through. Appalling misogynistic treatment by CIA during Cold War.

Subjects

  • Spies
  • Intelligence officers, biography
  • World war, 1939-1945, secret service, united states
  • World war, 1939-1945, underground movements, france
  • World war, 1939-1945, women