Spies : the most thrilling spy stories from around the world... /
Long, David, 1961-
Spies : the most thrilling spy stories from around the world... / David Long ; illustrated by Terri Po. - 206 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Giliana Gerson - Making friends in all the right places -- Roald Dahl - From spy to storyteller -- Virginia Hall - Spying, subversion and sabotage -- Lewis Hodges - Missions by moonlight -- Noor Inayat Khan - The first woman wireless operator -- Witold Pilecki - Breaking into a death camp -- Pat O'Leary - A doctor in search of adventure -- Harry Cole - Double agent: Working for the enemy -- Claus Helberg - A death race on skis -- Scotch Lass - Britain's smallest secret agent -- Josephine Baker - No one suspects a star -- Andrée Barrel - Dropped into danger -- Lise de Baissac - Living next door to the enemy -- Margery Booth - Singing for Hitler -- Alix d'Unienville - Miss Moneybags -- Jeannie Rousseau - Wrecking rockets -- Harry Rée - Teacher turned factory saboteur -- Mary Lindell - The incredible escape artist -- Krystyna Skarbek - The powers of persuasion -- Didi and Jacqueline Nearne - The spies who were sisters -- Charles Fraser-Smith - Gadgets and gizmos -- 'Major Martin' - The man who never was -- William Colepaugh - More high life than spy life -- Elyesa Bazna - A traitor tricked -- Klaus Fuchs - Stealing scientific secrets -- George Blake - The secret tunnel that wasn't secret -- Zvi Aharoni - Tracking down a Nazi.
"From Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur, to Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler, to Scotch Lass, Britain's smallest ever agent, discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring spies... These stories unpick some of the most astonishing missions undertaken during World War Two--actions that helped to save many lives."--
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Spies--Juvenile literature.
Espionage--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Juvenile literature.
Spies--Great Britain--Biography.
Espionage--Great Britain--Biography.
Spies--History--Great Britain--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service.
Intelligence service--History--Juvenile literature.
Secret service--History--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Informational works.
Spies : the most thrilling spy stories from around the world... / David Long ; illustrated by Terri Po. - 206 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Giliana Gerson - Making friends in all the right places -- Roald Dahl - From spy to storyteller -- Virginia Hall - Spying, subversion and sabotage -- Lewis Hodges - Missions by moonlight -- Noor Inayat Khan - The first woman wireless operator -- Witold Pilecki - Breaking into a death camp -- Pat O'Leary - A doctor in search of adventure -- Harry Cole - Double agent: Working for the enemy -- Claus Helberg - A death race on skis -- Scotch Lass - Britain's smallest secret agent -- Josephine Baker - No one suspects a star -- Andrée Barrel - Dropped into danger -- Lise de Baissac - Living next door to the enemy -- Margery Booth - Singing for Hitler -- Alix d'Unienville - Miss Moneybags -- Jeannie Rousseau - Wrecking rockets -- Harry Rée - Teacher turned factory saboteur -- Mary Lindell - The incredible escape artist -- Krystyna Skarbek - The powers of persuasion -- Didi and Jacqueline Nearne - The spies who were sisters -- Charles Fraser-Smith - Gadgets and gizmos -- 'Major Martin' - The man who never was -- William Colepaugh - More high life than spy life -- Elyesa Bazna - A traitor tricked -- Klaus Fuchs - Stealing scientific secrets -- George Blake - The secret tunnel that wasn't secret -- Zvi Aharoni - Tracking down a Nazi.
"From Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur, to Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler, to Scotch Lass, Britain's smallest ever agent, discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring spies... These stories unpick some of the most astonishing missions undertaken during World War Two--actions that helped to save many lives."--
9780571361847 0571361846
GBC258602 bnb
020543337 Uk
Spies--Juvenile literature.
Espionage--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Juvenile literature.
Spies--Great Britain--Biography.
Espionage--Great Britain--Biography.
Spies--History--Great Britain--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service.
Intelligence service--History--Juvenile literature.
Secret service--History--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Informational works.