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Nancy Wake : fearless spy of World War II.

Authors : Gunderson, Jessica, author; Larsson, Alice, illustrator

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature; World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature; Women spies -- Great Britain -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literatureNew Zealand -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literatureWake, Nancy, 1912-2011 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature; Wake, Nancy, 1912-2011 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 6 Holdings

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Sophie Scholl : daring activist of World War II.

Authors : Alikhan, Salima, author; Trunfio, Alessia, 1990-, illustrator

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature; World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature; Women political activists -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literatureGermany -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature; Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureWeisse Rose (Resistance group) -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature; Weisse Rose (Resistance group) -- Juvenile literature...

Availability: 7 Holdings

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The counterfeit Countess : the Jewish woman who rescued thousands of Poles during the Holocaust.

Authors : White, Elizabeth B., author; Sliwa, Joanna, author

Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Lublin; World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Poland -- Lublin -- Biography; Women mathematicians -- Poland -- BiographyLublin (Poland) -- BiographyMajdanek (Concentration camp)...

Availability: 8 Holdings

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Agent Most Wanted : the never-before-told story of the most dangerous spy of World War II.

Authors : Purnell, Sonia, author; Purnell, Sonia, Purnell, Sonia, Purnell, Sonia, Woman of no importance

Subjects: Women spies -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Spies -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureHall, Virginia, 1906-1982 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 2 Holdings

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Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy.

Authors : Lewis, Damien, author

Subjects: Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography; African American women dancers -- France -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- France -- BiographyBaker, Josephine, 1906-1975

Availability: 5 Holdings

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Miss Dior : a story of courage and couture.

Authors : Picardie, Justine, author

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Biography; BiographiesFrance -- BiographyDior, Catherine, 1917-2008; Dior, Christian -- Family

Availability: 3 Holdings

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Code name Badass : the true story of Virginia Hall.

Authors : Demetrios, Heather, author

Subjects: Women spies -- United States -- Biography; Spies -- United States -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United StatesHall, Virginia, 1906-1982

Availability: 2 Holdings

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All the frequent troubles of our days : the true story of the American woman at the heart of the German resistance to Hitler.

Authors : Donner, Rebecca, author

Subjects: Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany -- Berlin -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Germany -- Berlin; Espionage -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th centuryRote Kapelle (Resistance group)Harnack-Fish, Mildred, 1902-1943

Availability: 9 Holdings

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The indomitable Florence Finch : the untold story of a war widow turned resistance fighter and savior of American POWs.

Authors : Mrazek, Robert J.

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines; Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, AmericanPhilippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945United States. Army. Forces, Far East -- History; United States. Coast Guard. Women's Reserve -- Biography...

Availability: 5 Holdings

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Code name Madeleine : a Sufi spy in Nazi-occupied Paris.

Authors : Magida, Arthur J., author

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Biography; Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- FranceKhan, Noor Inayat, 1914-1944

Availability: 4 Holdings

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