Women Wartime Spies - Couverture rigide

Kramer, Ann

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1844680584 ISBN 13 : 9781844680580

Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2011

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

From Mata Hari through to Noor Inyat Khan, women spies have rarely received the recognition they deserve. They have often been trivialised and, in cinema and popular fiction, stereotyped as vamps or dupes. The reality is very different. As spies, women have played a critical role during wartime, receiving and passing on vital information, frequently at considerable risk. Often able to blend into their background more easily than their male counterparts, women have worked as couriers, transmitters and with resistance fighters, their achievements often unknown. Many have died. Ann Kramer describes the role of women spies during wartime, with particular reference to the two world wars. She looks at why some women chose to become spies, their motives and backgrounds. She looks at the experience of women spies during wartime, what training they received, and what skills they needed. She examines the reality of life for a woman spy, operating behind enemy lines, and explores and explodes the myths about women spies that continue until the present day. The focus is mainly on Britain but will also take an international view as appropriate.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Ann Kramer has lived in Hastings since the 1970s where she is known to both the local media and bookstores. Born in Stepney, grew up in Finchley and schooled in Muswell Hill lived in Portobello Road in the 1960s

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pen & Sword Military
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1844680584
• ISBN 13: 9781844680580
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 224