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Women Heroes of World War II : 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue
Record details
- ISBN: 1556529619 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9781556529610 (hbk.)
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Physical Description:
266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Sophie Scholl : the White Rose -- Maria von Maltzan : the countess who hid Jews -- Irene Gut : "only a young girl" -- Irena Sendler : life in a jar -- Stefania Podgorska : the teen who hid thirteen -- Marie-Madeleine Fourcade : "only a woman" -- Andree Virot : Agent Rose -- Josephine Baker : spy singer -- Magda Trocme : wife, mother, teacher, rescuer -- Diet Eman : courier for the Dutch resistance -- Hannie Schaft : the symbol of the resistance -- Johtje Vos : a group effort -- Corrie ten Boom : watchmaker, rescuer, reconciler -- Andree de Jongh : the comet line -- Hortense Daman : partisan courier -- Fernande Keufgens : the teen with the bold voice -- Monica Wichfeld : heroine of the Danish resistance -- Ebba Lund : the girl with the red cap -- Noor Inayat Khan : royal spy -- Nancy Wake : the white mouse -- Pearl Witherington : the courier who became a leader -- Virginia Hall : the greatest American spy -- Muriel Phillips : U.S. Army nurse -- Marlene Dietrich : "the only important thing" -- Maria Gulovich : Slovak for the OSS -- Martha Gellhorn : war correspondent. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1180L Lexile 012-up. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 Women Biography Juvenile literature World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Female Juvenile literature World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements Juvenile literature |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Lackawanna County Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright Memorial Library | YOUNG ADULT 940.5485 ATWOOD (Text) | 50686014066711 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - | ||
| Taylor Community Library | 940.5485 ATWOOD (Text) | 50692010545583 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
