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Women heroes of World War II : 32 stories of espionage, sabotage, resistance, and rescue / Kathryn J. Atwood.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Women of action (Chicago, Ill.)Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2019Edition: Second editionDescription: xi, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781641600064
  • 1641600063
Other title:
  • 32 stories of espionage, sabotage, resistance, and rescue
  • Thirty-two stories of espionage, sabotage, resistance, and rescue
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Contents:
Germany. Sophie Scholl ; Maria von Maltzan ; Melitta von Stauffenberg -- Poland. Irene Gut ; Irena Sendler ; Stefania Podgorska -- France. Marie-Madeleine Fourcade ; Andrée Virot ; Josephine Baker ; Magda Trocmé ; Marthe Hoffnung -- The Netherlands. Diet Eman ; Hannie Schaft ; Johtje Vos ; Carrie ten Boom -- Belgium. Andrée de Johngh ; Hortense Daman ; Fernande Keufgens -- Denmark. Monica Wichfeld ; Ebba Lund -- Great Britain. Noor Inayat Khan ; Nancy Wake ; Pearl Witherington ; Hannah Senesh -- The United States. Virginia Hall ; Muriel Phillips ; Marlene Dietrich ; Maria Gulovich ; Martha Gellhorn ; Hazel Ying Lee -- The Soviet Union. Zoya Kosodemyanskaya -- Anna Yegorova.
Summary: In this expanded edition, readers will encounter six new profiles of amazing women, as well as a new section on the Soviet Union. Noor Inayat Khan was the first female radio operator sent into occupied France and transferred crucial messages to the Resistance. Johtje Vos, a Dutch housewife, hid Jews in her home and repeatedly outsmarted the Gestapo. Law student Hannie Schaft became involved in the most dangerous resistance work -- sabotage, weapons transference, and assassinations. In these pages, young readers will meet these and many other similarly courageous women and girls who risked their lives to help defeat the Nazis. An overview of World War II and summaries of each country's involvement provide a framework for better understanding each woman's unique circumstances, and resources for further learning follow each profile.
List(s) this item appears in: Women's History Month (Youth)
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 940.5309 A887 Available water damage on top corner of pages. 4/14/2022 33111009782638
Total holds: 0

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Noor Inayat Khan was the first female radio operator sent into occupied France and transferred crucial messages to the Resistance. Johtje Vos, a Dutch housewife, hid Jews in her home and repeatedly outsmarted the Gestapo. Law student Hannie Schaft became involved in the most dangerous resistance work--sabotage, weapons transference, and assassinations. Soviet pilot Anna Yegorova flew missions against the Germans on the Eastern Front in an all-male regiment, eventually becoming a squadron leader. In these pages, young readers will meet these and many other similarly courageous women and girls who risked their lives to help defeat the Nazis.



Thirty-two engaging and suspense-filled stories unfold from across Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, the United States and, in this expanded edition, the Soviet Union, providing an inspiring reminder of women and girls' refusal to sit on the sidelines around the world and throughout history.



An overview of World War II and summaries of each country's entrance and involvement in the war provide a framework for better understanding each woman's unique circumstances, and resources for further learning follow each profile. Women Heroes of World War II is an invaluable addition to any student's or history buff's bookshelf.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-330) and index.

Germany. Sophie Scholl ; Maria von Maltzan ; Melitta von Stauffenberg -- Poland. Irene Gut ; Irena Sendler ; Stefania Podgorska -- France. Marie-Madeleine Fourcade ; Andrée Virot ; Josephine Baker ; Magda Trocmé ; Marthe Hoffnung -- The Netherlands. Diet Eman ; Hannie Schaft ; Johtje Vos ; Carrie ten Boom -- Belgium. Andrée de Johngh ; Hortense Daman ; Fernande Keufgens -- Denmark. Monica Wichfeld ; Ebba Lund -- Great Britain. Noor Inayat Khan ; Nancy Wake ; Pearl Witherington ; Hannah Senesh -- The United States. Virginia Hall ; Muriel Phillips ; Marlene Dietrich ; Maria Gulovich ; Martha Gellhorn ; Hazel Ying Lee -- The Soviet Union. Zoya Kosodemyanskaya -- Anna Yegorova.

In this expanded edition, readers will encounter six new profiles of amazing women, as well as a new section on the Soviet Union. Noor Inayat Khan was the first female radio operator sent into occupied France and transferred crucial messages to the Resistance. Johtje Vos, a Dutch housewife, hid Jews in her home and repeatedly outsmarted the Gestapo. Law student Hannie Schaft became involved in the most dangerous resistance work -- sabotage, weapons transference, and assassinations. In these pages, young readers will meet these and many other similarly courageous women and girls who risked their lives to help defeat the Nazis. An overview of World War II and summaries of each country's involvement provide a framework for better understanding each woman's unique circumstances, and resources for further learning follow each profile.

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