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The Heroines of SOE: Britain's Secret Women in France: F Section by Beryl E Escott (Paperback, 2012)

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ISBN-13: 9780752487298, 978-0752487298. In 1942 a desperate need for new recruits, saw SOE turn to a previously overlooked group ?. From the famous White Mouse, Nancy Wake, to the courageous, Noor Inayat Khan, they all risked their lives for King, Country and the Resistance.

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The history of SOEs war in the shadows has been told many times and much is known about the men who fought underground. However, less is known about the women who also risked their lives for Britain and the liberation of France. By 1942 SOE ( Special Operations Executive) was in desperate need of new recruits for their dangerous missions in France and they turned to a previously unexplored group a women. These female recruits came from all levels of society and were often motivated by an idealistic love of France and a desire to play a part in its liberation. They formed SOEs F Section. Many displayed unexpected qualities. Some proved good leaders, like Pearl Witherington, others like Nancy Wake laughed their way through the war, many others like Noor Inayat Khan showed astonishing courage through terrible privations, and many of them died bravely and painfully. Without doubt their contributions to Britains secret missions of intelligence-gathering and sabotage helped the resistance to drive out their occupiers and free France. Here, for the first time is the extraordinary account of all forty SOE women agents. It is a story that deserves to be read by everyone.