{"product_id":"spymistress-the-true-story-of-the-greatest-female-secret-agent-of-world-war-ii-9781611452310","title":"Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Bestseller \u003c\/i\u003eby the Author of \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Intrepid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for fans of Nancy Wake, Virginia Hall, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Goodnight\u003c\/i\u003e by Howard Blum, \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Smashed Codes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves at the Door\u003c\/i\u003e by Judith Pearson, and similar works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShares the story of Vera Atkins, legendary spy and holder of the Legion of Honor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by William Stevenson, the only person whom she trusted to write her biography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was stunning. She was ruthless. She was brilliant and had a will of iron. Born Vera Maria Rosenberg in Bucharest, she became Vera Atkins. William Stphenson, the spymaster who would later be known as \"Intrepid,\" recruited her when she was twenty-three. Vera spent most of the 1930s running too many dangerous espionage missions to count. When war was declared in 1939, her many skills made her one of the leaders of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), a covert intelligence agency formed by, and reporting to, Winston Churchill. She trained and recruited hundreds of agents, including dozens of women. Their job was to seamlessly penetrate deep behind the enemy lines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs General Dwight D. Eisenhower said, the fantastic exploits and extraordinary courage of the SOE agents and the French Resistance fighters \"shortened the war by many months.\"They are celebrated, as they should be. But Vera Atkins's central role has been hidden until after she died; William Stevenson promised to wait and publish her story posthumously. Now, Vera Atkins can be celebrated and known for the hero she was: the woman whose beauty, intelligence, and unwavering dedication proved key in turning the tide of World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611452310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.01w x 1.17d","brand":"William Stevenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661977055388,"sku":"9781611452310","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d8a264c7-85a1-4c52-8acd-a7b823a07c87.jpg?v=1603900731","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/spymistress-the-true-story-of-the-greatest-female-secret-agent-of-world-war-ii-9781611452310","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}