A woman of no importance biography
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WWII spy biography, 'A Woman of No Importance,' exposes Virginia Hall, a woman on a mission
Virginia Hall was considerably more than simply an American spy. She was, to be sure, a crackerjack infiltrator, first for the British and later for her own country.
But she also was a guerrilla leader fighting the good fight against Nazi Germany four years before the allies landed at Normandy in She had been fighting Hitler for nearly two years when her country backed into the war in Europe after Pearl Harbor.
Her status, if long overlooked in the history of World War II for her contribution to the liberation of France, was well understood at the time by Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo leader known as the “Butcher of Lyon.” She was atop his most-wanted list, and, if captured, a horrific death awaited her.
In "A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II," Sonia Purnell resurrects the compelling saga of a remarkable woman whose persistence was hon
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Review: A Woman of No Importance bygd Sonia Purnell
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Virginia Hall was born in Maryland in She studied abroad as a diplomat and served as an embassy clerk for the Department of State. In , she accidentally shot her foot on a hunting trip, and her leg had to be amputated below the knee. Her disability kept her out of most occupations available to women at that time, including the utländsk Service, which she tried repeatedly to get into. She served as an ambulance driver in France when the county was taken bygd the Germans. She impressed an intelligence officer, and in she was recruited by Britain to join the
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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
The content is 5 stars. This was an absolutely fascinating story, and I would love to go back in time and have dinner with Virginia Hall and just pump her for stories because damn. She would have some good stories.
However, the reason I took off stars was the writing. While I finished the book in just a few days (this is a great subway read!) and it's very engaging while you're reading, it feels very surface level. I would have appreciated more time developing side characters besides two or three who get particular attention. Towards the end, a lot of names were thrown around that the reader has already seen, and I had to really, really search my memory to remember how they had helped or hindered Virginia. I also would have appreciated more tactics, how did all of Virginia's mission fit into the larger scheme of the war. A lot of the time, the writing felt like it was skimming