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May 13, 2008 · Wolves at the Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy. Paperback – Illustrated, May 13, 2008. by Judith Pearson (Author) 4.6 4,070 ratings. See all formats and editions. Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service.
The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America’s Greatest Female Spy - Judith L. Pearson. An evil dogma, a remarkable woman, and courage against all odds. Virginia Hall left comfortable Baltimore roots to go to work for the a British espionage and sabotage organization.
Apr 4, 2022 · Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-253) and index. Altered course -- First steps -- A vanished dream -- The Blitzkrieg -- Vive la France -- The dark years begin -- The making of a spy -- Into the wolves' lair -- Resistance is born -- No rest for the weary -- And the walls close in -- Flight -- Biding time -- Return to war -- Le jour J ...
It is the story of a naval corpsman who became one of the first POWs of the Imperial Japanese during WWII, endured a “hell ship” journey, and was one of the last to return home. Her second biography, WOLVES AT THE DOOR: THE TRUE STORY OF AMERICA'S GREATEST FEMALE SPY, is the story of Virginia Hall.
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Apr 15, 2007 · The Wolves at the Door does more than chronicle Hall’s extraordinary career. Pearson gives vivid detail about Hall driving a crude ambulance loaded with wounded while under fire; how she twice escaped the continent;
May 13, 2008 · While there, she was responsible for killing 150 German soldiers and capturing 500 others, sabotaging communications and transportation links, and directing resistance activities. This is the true story of Virginia Hall, a remarkable woman ignored by history books for over fifty years. Read more.
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