Beyond double agents like Eddie Chapman or American hero Virginia Hall, even celebrities were in on the action. By Olivia Mason Published History is filled with fascinating stories of World War II spies. They described the V-weapons, the Reich’s transportation problems, the Volkssturm, and the so-called Alpine redoubt. 7 Thrilling World War II Spy Novels These spies have what it takes to deceive even the most perceptive. event from the Kennedy assassination to Vietnam, and on the Nixon tapes you can hear the President describing Hunt as knowing “too damn much. Fritz Kolbe, code-named George Wood, a staffer under a high Foreign Office official, passed photographs of diplomatic messages to Dulles. agent, Hunt was connected to nearly every major U.S. In 1928, he published “ Ashenden: Or the British Agent,” a collection of short spy fiction based on his time with MI6 which served as the archetype for Ian Fleming’s James Bond series.īefore being indicted as a major player in the Watergate Scandal, Hunt was a Guggenheim-winning author who had written several novels before joining the C.I.A. Somerset Maugham**ĭuring the First World War, Maugham began collecting intelligence for MI6, and was even placed on a (ultimately unsuccessful) special mission to keep Russia’s Provisional Government in power. In fact, many speculate that writing novels was merely a cover for Greene, who had, at various points in his career, associated with figures like Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Minh, and the Sandinistas. Greene’s biographer Norman Sherry alleges in his final volume of “ The Life of Graham Greene” that Greene continued to provide MI6 with intelligence up until his death. And frankly, even aside from the story, any book illustrated by Gary Kelley is worth perusing for the art.During World War II, the enigmatic English novelist worked for Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service.
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If adults are interested in pursuing her story, they can find an excellent biography by Sonia Purnell: A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II, published by Viking, 2019.Įvaluation: This inspiring biography for ages 6 and up has a number of lessons to impart, including the dangers (rather than oft-touted “glamour”) of wartime and the ways in which a disability doesn’t necessarily mean one cannot live a full life making many contributions to the welfare of others. Good story aside, Gary Kelley’s pastel illustrations are exceptional as always, not only for their realism but for their beauty and ability to engage the emotions of the viewer. We meet Alex Kovac, living in Vienna and enjoying his single life with his friends and sees what’s on the horizon. The story is set in mid-1930 in Vienna, Austria on the eve of Nazi Germany invasion.
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She retired in 1966 and until her death, the author writes, she enjoyed reading spy novels, inter alia. Vienna at Nightfall is the first book in Alex Kovacs series by Richard Wake. In 1951 Virginia became one of the first female officers at the CIA.
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civilians and the only woman to receive the prestigious honor for service during World War II.” Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWIIs Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis 4.5 (2,053) Paperback 99917.99 FREE delivery Sun, Mar 19 on 25 of items shipped by Amazon Or fastest delivery Thu, Mar 16 More Buying Choices 2. Le Carré’s name has come to be synonymous with the spy genre. “For her heroic actions in supporting the liberation of France, Virginia was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré. In 1944 she directed nearly 1500 resistance fighters in acts of sabotage. In August 1941 Virginia became the first female SOE agent sent into France. Impeccably researched and meticulously plotted, Night Soldiers spans vast lengths of time and distance to draw together a tale of intrigue, power, and the raw brutality of survival. Virginia made her way to London and trained with the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), which was a secret agency coordinating sabotage, rescue, and spying missions in occupied Europe.Īs each episode in Virginia’s life is presented, along with horrific setbacks and obstacles, the author repeats the refrain, “Virginia was Virginia,” accentuating her persistence and valor. Night Soldiers Alan Furst Echoing Imogen’s pick, I’m going with another one of Furst’s World War II novels. She accepted another clerkship in Italy where she was working when World War II started. Thereafter she wore a wooden prosthetic attached to her thigh. In the 1930s while working as an embassy clerk in Turkey, she lost her left leg below the knee after a hunting accident.
In school she excelled in languages and hoped to become a government diplomat. Virginia Hall was born in 1906 on her family’s farm in Baltimore, Maryland.
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