02375cam a2200373 i 4500 474174354 TxAuBib 20210108120000.0 181226s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018060359 9780735225299 hardcover 073522529X hardcover 9781984877611 international edition 1984877615 international edition TxAuBib rda Purnell, Sonia,. A woman of no importance : the untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII / Sonia Purnell. Untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII. [New York, New York] : Viking, [2019] [New York, New York] : Viking, [2019] 352 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "At a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was still strictly forbidden, Virginia Hall came to be known as the "Madonna of the Resistance," coordinating a network of spies to blow up bridges, report on German troop movements, arrange equipment drops for Resistance agents, and recruit and train guerrilla fighters. Even as her face covered WANTED posters throughout Europe, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate. She finally escaped with her life in a grueling hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown, and her associates all imprisoned or executed. But, adamant that she had "more lives to save," she dove back in as soon as she could, organizing forces to sabotage enemy lines and back up Allied forces landing on Normandy beaches. Told with Purnell's signature insight and novelistic panache, A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war"-- Provided by publisher. 20210108. Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982. Women spies United States Biography. Spies United States Biography. Intelligence officers United States Biography. World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France. WORLD WAR, 1939-1945 Secret service United States.