Loftis, Larry
Summary: "The extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II--perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Boys in the Boat, and Code Girls."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ODETTE LOFHayes, Paddy
Summary: In Queen of Spies, Paddy Hayes recounts the fascinating story of the evolution of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) from World War II to the Cold War through the eyes of Daphne Park, one of its outstanding and most unusual operatives. He provides the reader with one of the most intimate narratives yet of how the modern SIS actually went about its business whether in Moscow, Hanoi,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Duckworth 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PARK, DAPHNE HAYOlson, Lynne
Summary: "The little-known story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II ... In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of a vast intelligence organization--the only woman to serve as a chef de résistance during the war. Strong-willed,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FOURCADE, MARIE-MADELEINE OLSCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: History Wom OlsonLoftis, Larry
Summary: The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father's footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission. As they successfully complete mission after mission, Peter and Odette fall in love. All the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 ODETTE LOFOttaway, Susan.
Summary: Eileen Nearne and her sister Jacqueline were agents for the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War, working undercover in Nazi-occupied France to send crucial intelligence to the Allies. But the war dealt these sisters a cruel hand. While Jacqueline narrowly evaded capture, Eileen was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo before being incarcerated in Ravensbruck concentration...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 OTTLoftis, Larry
Summary: "The extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II--perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Boys in the Boat, and Code Girls"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 ODETTE LOFTalty, Stephan.
Summary: Describes the life of Juan Pujol, a poultry farmer who opposed the Nazis and concocted a series of staggering lies that lead to his becoming one of Germany's most valued spies, while actually acting as a double-agent for the Allies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5 PUJOL, JUAN TALMacintyre, Ben
Summary: Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. In 1941, after training as a German spy in occupied France, Chapman was parachuted into Britain with orders to blow up an airplane factory. Instead, he contacted MI5, the British Secret Service. For the next four years, he worked as a double agent,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 MACLovell, Mary S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5486 LOVLoftis, Larry.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2016
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Summary: "Guy Burgess was the most important, complex, and fascinating of The Cambridge Spies--Maclean, Philby, Blunt--brilliant young men recruited in the 1930s to betray their country to the Soviet Union. An engaging and charming companion to many, an unappealing, utterly ruthless manipulator to others, Burgess rose through academia, the BBC, the Foreign Office, MI5 and MI6, gaining access to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BURGESS, GUY LOWCrown, Sarah Rose.
Summary: "The dramatic, inspiring story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to sabotage the Nazis, shore up the Resistance, and pave the way for Allied victory in World War II."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom RoseHutton, Robert
Summary: "The never-before-told story of Eric Roberts, who infiltrated a network of Nazi sympathizers in Great Britain in order to protect the country from the grips of fascism June 1940: Europe has fallen to Adolf Hitler's army, and Britain is his next target. Winston Churchill exhorts the country to resist the Nazis, and the nation seems to rally behind him. But in secret, some British citizens are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Loftis, Larry.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2016
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 921 POPOV, DUSKO LOFLoftis, Larry
Summary: On a cool August evening in 1941, a Serbian playboy created a stir at Casino Estoril in Portugal by throwing down an outrageously large baccarat bet to humiliate his opponent. The Serbian was a British double agent, and the money―which he had just stolen from the Germans―belonged to the British. From the sideline, watching with intent interest was none other than Ian Fleming… The Serbian was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Caliber, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POPOV, DUSKO LOFPhilipps, Roland
Summary: Donald Maclean was one of the most treacherous spies of the Cold War era, a member of the infamous "Cambridge Five" spy ring. Yet little is known of this shrewd, secretive man. The full extent of his betrayal has never been documented; until now.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 MACLEAN, DONALD PHIMacintyre, Ben
Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of The Spy and the Traitor tells the thrilling true story of the most important female spy in history: an agent code-named "Sonya," who set the stage for the Cold War. In 1942, in a quiet village in the leafy EnglishCotswolds, a thin, elegant woman lived in a small cottage with her three children and her husband, who worked as a machinist nearby. Ursula...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WERNER, RUTH MACMagida, Arthur J.
Summary: "The dramatic story of Noor Inayat Khan, secret agent for the British in occupied France. During the critical summer months of 1943, Noor Inayat Khan was the only wireless operator transmitting secret messages from Nazi-occupied France to the Special Operations Executive in England. She was a most unlikely spy. As the daughter of an Indian mystic, raised in a household devoted to peaceful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KHAN, NOOR INAYAT MAGPhilipps, Roland
Summary: "Donald Maclean was one of the most treacherous spies of the Cold War era, a member of the infamous "Cambridge Five" spy ring. Yet little is known of this shrewd, secretive man. The full extent of his betrayal has never been documented--until now. Drawing on the recent release of previously classified files, A Spy Named Orphan meticulously documents the extraordinary story of a man leading a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MACLEAN, DONALD PHIRoch, Edmon
Summary: Tells the story of WWII double agent Juan Pujol, aka Garbo, who ultimately sided with the Allies and helped defeat the Nazis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GARMacintyre, Ben
Summary: The best-selling author of Operation Mincemeat presents a definitive portrait of the notorious 20th-century spy that discusses his rise in MI6, high-profile intelligence friendships and 20-year espionage operation that culminated in his 1963 defection to Moscow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 327.1247 MACCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHILBY, KIM MACLewis, Damien
Summary: "In Agent Josephine, bestselling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little-known history of the famous singer's life. During the war years, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers--a cover for her spying work--Baker participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as a formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served--the US, France, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAKER, JOSEPHINE LEWGunderson, Jessica
Summary: In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany's Nazi regime expanded into neighboring European countries. In France, groups of anti-Nazi citizens, known as the French Resistance, fought to stop Germany's reign of terror. A brave woman named Nancy Wake became one of the movement's greatest assets as a spy. In her role, Wake often transported Jews to safe locations and rode her bicycle through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAKDemetrios, Heather
Summary: "To say Virginia "Dindy" Hall was ambitious would be an understatement. She was that girl at your high school who makes everyone else look like a slacker, no matter how hard they're working. But how many of them can say they've been on Nazi Germany's Most Wanted list? At a time when most women were expected to becomes wives and mothers, Virginia craved adventure. And with the world gearing up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2021