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Code Name Pauline
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Author : Pearl Witherington Cornioley
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2013-08-01
Code Name Pauline written by Pearl Witherington Cornioley and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Pearl Witherington Cornioley, one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters, shares her remarkable story in this firsthand account of her experience as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). Told through a series of reminiscences—from a difficult childhood spent in the shadow of World War I and her family's harrowing escape from France as the Germans approached in 1940 to her recruitment and training as a special agent and the logistics of parachuting into a remote rural area of occupied France and hiding in a wheat field from enemy fire—each chapter also includes helpful opening remarks to provide context and background on the SOE and the French Resistance. With an annotated list of key figures, an appendix of original unedited interview extracts—including Pearl's fiancé Henri's story—and fascinating photographs and documents from Pearl's personal collection, this memoir will captivate World War II buffs of any age.
She Landed By Moonlight
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Author : Carole Seymour-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-07-04
She Landed By Moonlight written by Carole Seymour-Jones and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
On the night of the 22 September 1943 Pearl Witherington, a twenty-nine-year-old British secretary and agent of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), was parachuted from a Halifax bomber into Occupied France. Like Sebastian Faulks' heroine, Charlotte Gray, Pearl had a dual mission: to fight for her beloved, broken France and to find her lost love. Pearl's lover was a Parisian parfumier turned soldier, Henri Cornioley, who had been taken prisoner while serving in the French Logistics Corps and subsequently escaped from his German POW camp. Agent Pearl Witherington's wartime record is unique and heroic. As the only woman agent in the history of SOEs in France to have run a network, she became a fearless and legendary guerrilla leader organising, arming and training 3,800 Resistance fighters. Probably the greatest female organiser of armed maquisards in France, the woman whom her young troops called 'Ma Mère', Pearl lit the fires of Resistance in Central France so that Churchill's famous order to 'set Europe ablaze', which had brought SOE into being, finally came to pass. Pearl's story takes us from her harsh, impoverished childhood in Paris, to the lonely forests and farmhouses of the Loir-et-Cher where she would become a true 'warrior queen'. Shortly before Pearl's death in 2008, the Queen presented her with a CBE in Paris. While male agents and Special Force Jedburghs received the DSO or Military Cross, an ungrateful country had forgotten Pearl. She had been offered a civilian decoration in 1945 which she refused, saying 'There was nothing civil about what I did.' But what pleased her most was to receive her Parachute Wings, for which she had waited over 60 years. Two RAF officers travelled to her old people's home and she was finally able to pin the coveted wings on her lapel. Pearl died in February 2008 aged 93.
He And I
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Author : Gabrielle Bossis
language : en
Publisher: Pauline Books and Media
Release Date : 2019-02-05
He And I written by Gabrielle Bossis and has been published by Pauline Books and Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-05 with Religion categories.
In this timeless spiritual classic, readers share in the profound and touching experience of Gabrielle Bossis, a French nurse and playwright, as she hears the inner voice of Jesus in the core of her being. Recorded in her diary from 1936 to 1950, their tender exchanges capture Jesus’s enduring presence in our daily lives, his insistence on serving others with kindness, and his encompassing love for humanity—and show that ordinary men, women, and children can experience an intimacy with Christ.
Women Heroes Of World War Ii
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Author : Kathryn J. Atwood
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2019-08-06
Women Heroes Of World War Ii written by Kathryn J. Atwood and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-06 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
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.
Pauline Kael
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Author : Brian Kellow
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2011-10-27
Pauline Kael written by Brian Kellow and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“A smart and eminently readable examination of the life and career of one of the twentieth century’s most influential movie critics.”—Los Angeles Times “Engrossing and thoroughly researched.”—Entertainment Weekly • A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2011 • The first major biography of the most influential, powerful, and controversial film critic of the twentieth century Pauline Kael was, in the words of Entertainment Weekly's movie reviewer Owen Gleiberman, "the Elvis or Beatles of film criticism." During her tenure at The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991, she was the most widely read and, often enough, the most provocative critic in America. In this first full-length biography of the legend who changed the face of film criticism, acclaimed author Brian Kellow (author of Can I Go Now?: The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's First Superagent) gives readers a richly detailed view of Kael's remarkable life—from her youth in rural California to her early struggles to establish her writing career to her peak years at The New Yorker.
A Job For Giant Jim
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Author : Pauline Cartwright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
A Job For Giant Jim written by Pauline Cartwright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Readers categories.
Women Heroes Of World War I
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Author : Kathryn Atwood
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2014-06-01
Women Heroes Of World War I written by Kathryn Atwood and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-01 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
A commemoration of brave yet largely forgotten women who served in the First World War In time for the 2014 centennial of the start of the Great War, this book brings to life the brave and often surprising exploits of 16 fascinating women from around the world who served their countries at a time when most of them didn’t even have the right to vote. Readers meet 17-year-old Frenchwoman Emilienne Moreau, who assisted the Allies as a guide and set up a first-aid post in her home to attend to the wounded; Russian peasant Maria Bochkareva, who joined the Imperial Russian Army by securing the personal permission of Tsar Nicholas II, was twice wounded in battle and decorated for bravery, and created and led the all-women combat unit the “Women’s Battalion of Death” on the eastern front; and American journalist Madeleine Zabriskie Doty, who risked her life to travel twice to Germany during the war in order to report back the truth, whatever the cost. These and other suspense-filled stories of brave girls and women are told through the use of engaging narrative, dialogue, direct quotes, and document and diary excerpts to lend authenticity and immediacy. Introductory material opens each section to provide solid historical context, and each profile includes informative sidebars and “Learn More” lists of relevant books and websites, making this a fabulous resource for students, teachers, parents, libraries, and homeschoolers.
Code Name Lily
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Author : Julien Ayotte
language : en
Publisher: Julien Ayotte
Release Date : 2018-11-06
Code Name Lily written by Julien Ayotte and has been published by Julien Ayotte this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-06 with categories.
Pauline S
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Author : Pauline Tabor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Pauline S written by Pauline Tabor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Prostitutes categories.
Autobiography of a Kentucky brothel owner.
A Place To Belong
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Author : Corynne Staresinic
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-25
A Place To Belong written by Corynne Staresinic and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-25 with Catholic women categories.
A Place to Belong: Letters from Catholic Women explores what it means to be a woman of faith today. Edited by Corynne Staresinic, the founder of the nonprofit The Catholic Woman, this stunning anthology of twenty-five deeply personal letters, wisdom from women saints, reflection questions, art, photography, and prayers will inspire you to live your femininity along your own unique life path as you find--and provide for others--a place to belong.