Britain's war in the shadows of male spies and subterfuge in the
heart of occupied France is a story well known, but what of the
women who also risked their lives for Britain and the liberation of
France? In 1942 a desperate need for new recruits, saw SOE turn to
a previously overlooked group - women. These extraordinary women
came from different backgrounds, but were joined in their
idealistic love of France and a desire to play a part in its
liberation. They formed SOE's F Section. From the famous White
Mouse, Nancy Wake, to the courageous, Noor Inayat Khan, they all
risked their lives for King, Country and the Resistance. Many of
them died bravely and painfully, and often those who survived, like
Eileen Nearne, never told their stories, yet their secret missions
of intelligence-gathering and sabotage undoubtedly helped the
Resistance to drive out their occupiers and free France. Here, for
the first time is the extraordinary account of all forty SOE F
women agents. It is a story that deserves to be read by everyone.
'They were the war's bravest women, devoted to defeating the Nazis
yet reluctant ever to reveal their heroic pasts. Now a new book
tells their intrepid tales.' Daily Express Squadron Leader BERYL E.
ESCOTT served in the RAF and is one of the foremost experts on the
women of SOE.
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