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Author:

Pearson, Judith, 1953-

Title:

The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy / Judith L. Pearson.

Publisher:

Lyons Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

x, 262 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Goillot, Virginia,--1906-1982.
Spies--United States--Biography.
Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France.

Notes:

A paperback reprint of the hardbound, with a new afterword. Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-255) and index.

Contents:

Altered course -- First steps -- A vanished dream -- The Blitzkrieg -- Vive la France -- The dark years begin -- The making of a spy -- Into the wolves' lair -- Resistance is born -- No rest for the weary -- And the walls close in -- Flight -- Biding time -- Return to war -- Le jour J -- Aux armes, citoyens -- Death of the wolf -- The dawn of a new world.

Summary:

Virginia Hall sought a career in Foreign Service in 1930s Europe, but a physical handicap, her gender, and her outspoken political views stymied her diplomatic ambitions. A secret British intelligence group trained her in non-traditional sabotage techniques, and she became the greatest World War II spy heroine.

ISBN:

159921072X
9781599210728

OCLC:

(OCoLC)252827978

LCCN:

2010485675

Locations:

A2PD787 -- Carter Lake Public Library (Carter Lake)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

HFPB765 -- Gilmore City Public Library (Gilmore City)

BKPC251 -- Woodward Public Library (Woodward)