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02135aam a2200385 i 4500 001 838834FE6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 120803t20122012ncu b 001 0ceng 010 $a 2012031406 020 $a 0786465794 (softcover : alkaline paper) 020 $a 9780786465798 (softcover : alkaline paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)794708257 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d BWX $d OCLCQ $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a D802 A2 V29 2012 100 1 $a Vargo, Marc. 245 10 $a Women of the resistance : $b eight who defied the Third Reich / $c Marc E. Vargo. 260 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2012] 300 $a vii, 228 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 2 $a "Women took part in perilous resistance missions during World War II alongside a much larger number of male resistance agents. This book presents the lives of eight women who, at profound risk to themselves, chose to challenge the Third Reich, hailing from diverse regions of the world"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Vera Atkins and the Special Operations Executive -- Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Movement -- Monica Wichfeld and the Danish Resistance -- Noor Inayat Khan and the Wireless Network of Paris -- Yukiko Sugihara and the Escape of the Polish Jews -- Virginia Hall and the Vichy Underground -- Hannah Senesh and the Palestinian Commandos -- Christine Granville and the Polish/French Resistance. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Underground movements. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Participation, Female. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Women. 650 0 $a Women guerrillas $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women spies $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women political activists $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women and war $x History $y 20th century. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200603014334.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=838834FE6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search