A Woman of No Importance

Posted on 21 January 2017 by Sonia Purnell

In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies We must find and destroy her The target in their sights was Virginia Hall, a Balti socialite who talked her way into Special Operations Executive, the spy organization dubbed Winston Churchill s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare She became the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines and despite her prosthetic leg helped to light the flame of the French Resistance, revolutionizing secret warfare as we know it.Virginia established vast spy networks throughout France, called weapons and explosives down from the skies, and became a linchpin for the Resistance Even as her face covered wanted posters and a bounty was placed on her head, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate She finally escaped through a death defying hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown But she plunged back in, adamant that she hadlives to save, and led a victorious guerilla campaign, liberating swathes of France from the Nazis after D Day.Based on new and extensive research, Sonia Purnell has for the first time uncovered the full secret life of Virginia Hall an astounding and inspiring story of heroism, spycraft, resistance, and personal triumph over shocking adversity. Download A Woman of No Importance By Sonia Purnell – kino-fada.fr I recently read a novel about a couple who had worked with the French Resistance and it made me want to read a nonfiction account A Woman of No Importance gave methan I had hoped for I am almost completely ignorant about the French Resistance but still it s kind of shocking that I had never heard of the accomplishments of Virginia Hall Virginia was an American woman who wanted to be a diplomat, rather than marrying well as her mother preferred, at a time when that wasn t really done I recently read a novel about a couple who had worked with the French Resistance and it made me want to read a nonfiction account A Woman of No Importance gave methan I had hoped for I am almost completely ignorant about the French Resistance but still it s kind of shocking that I had never heard of the accomplishments of Virginia Hall Virginia was an American woman who wanted to be a diplomat, rather than marrying well as her mother preferred, at a time when that wasn t really done Her hopes were thwarted when she accidentally shot her leg while hunting in Turkey and los...Purnell has penned another spectacular history of another outstanding woman I was enad with the first history of Clementine Churchill I loved that one And this tale of the exploits of Virginia Hall just blew me out of the water This woman was unstoppable, unflappable and fearless in her desire to serve in WWII She was the primary developer of the French Resistance and worked for the British Secret Service as well the American OSS She struggled for 6 years in France working to defeat Purnell has penned another spectacular history of another outstanding woman I was enad with the first history of Clementine Churchill I loved that one And this tale of the exploits of Virginia Hall just blew me out of the water This woman was unstoppable, unflappable and fearless in her desire to serve in WWII She was the primary developer of the French Resistance and worked for the British Secret Service as well the American OSS She struggled for 6 years in F...This book tells the important story of an unrecognized hero of World War II Virginia Hall, one of the few female spies who helped build the French Resistance and assure the success of the Allied invasion of France Purnell s stunningly detailed research and writing puts us in the action with Virginia, building up tension, emotion and joy as events unfold Purnell also includes the perfect amount of historical context, to ensure that the reader isn t left drowning While the many code names and This book tells the important story of an unrecognized hero of World War II Virginia Hall, one of the few female spies who helped build the French Resistance and assure the success of the Allied invasion of France Purnell s stunningly detailed research and writing puts us in the action with Virginia, building up tension, emotion and joy as events unfold Purnell also includes the perfect amount of historical context, to ensure that the reader isn t left drowning While the many code names and people referenced may be confusing, the story remains focused on Virginia, and all that she has done for France, freedom and representation...I have never been a big history buff Perhaps it is something that happens as one collects decades in one s life, but if I had readbooks like Sonia Purnell sA Woman of No Importance , I would have known that history is a fascinating subject This non fiction saga covers the incredibly successful, albeit unlikely, career of Virginia Hall, a woman who defied the odds by becoming a very reliable British Special Operation Executive agent in France in World War II.Virginia, called Dindy by I have never been a big history buff Perhaps it is something that happens as one collects decades in one s life, but if I had readbooks like Sonia Purnell sA Woman of No Importance , I would have known that history is a fascinating subject This non fiction saga covers the incredibly successful, albeit unlikely, career of Virginia Hall, a woman who defied the odds by becoming a very reliable British Special Operation Executive agent in France in World War II.Virginia, called Dindy by her family, was born in Maryland in 1906 into a well to do family Although she was highly intel...3.5 STARS.This is nonfiction about an American woman who made the French resistance her passion She fought her way to the center and did so much to assist and direct She was daring and constantly pushed for results I enjoyed her story But ...I guess I should pick up this one by the author too First Lady 4 starsSummary An incredible, exciting story about an inspiring, dedicated spy.This is the story of one of the most impressive people I ve ever heard of Despite being an American woman with a disability, Virgnia Hall was one of the first spies of the British Special Operations Executive SOE aka the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare By surviving a devastating early round up of SOE agents, she was largely responsible for establishing an SOE presence in occupied France She recruited agents from al Summary An incredible, exciting story about an inspiring, dedicated spy.This is the story of one of the most impressive people I ve ever heard of Despite being an American woman with a disability, Virgnia Hall was one of the first spies of the British Special Operations Executive SOE aka the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare By surviving a devastating early round up of SOE agents, she was largely responsible for establishing an SOE presence in occupied France She recruited agents from all walks of life She executed some of the most daring rescue operations of the war She risked her own life time and again for others And through all of this, she fought for the ability to ke...A well written and researched book Sonia Purnell brings to light the life of a mostly neglected American heroine of WWII who was dissatisfied with and eschewed the upper class life that her mother envisioned for her Defying the convention of a woman s place, Virginia Hall sought a life that made her feel alive and after overcoming discrimination, prejudice, and her disability a prosthetic leg found that life working for the British SOE as an agent to thwart the Nazi insurgency in France, A well written and researched book Sonia Purnell brings to light the life of a mostly neglected American heroine of WWII who was dissatisfied with and eschewed the upper class life that her mother envisioned for her Defying the convention of a woman s place, Virginia Hall sought a life that made her feel alive and after overcoming discrimination, prejudice, and her disability a prosthetic leg found that life working for the British SOE as an agent to thwart the Nazi insurgency in France, helping promote and encourage the French Resistance against the Nazis, and conducting surveillance, espionage, and guerrilla warfar...

21 January 2017

Sonia Purnell