01874cam a2200301 4500 503786644 TxAuBib 20190518120000.0 181226s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780735225299 073522529X TxAuBib Purnell, Sonia. A woman of no importance : the untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII / Sonia Purnell. Untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII. [New York, New York : Viking, 2019. 352 pages. Includes bibliographical references and index. At a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was still strictly forbidden, Virginia Hall came to be known as the "Madonna of the Resistance," coordinating a network of spies to blow up bridges, report on German troop movements, arrange equipment drops for Resistance agents, and recruit and train guerrilla fighters. Even as her face covered WANTED posters throughout Europe, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate. She finally escaped with her life in a grueling hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown, and her associates all imprisoned or executed. But, adamant that she had "more lives to save," she dove back in as soon as she could, organizing forces to sabotage enemy lines and back up Allied forces landing on Normandy beaches. 20190518. Goillot, Virginia 1906-1982. Women spies Biography. Spies United States Biography. Intelligence officers Biography. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service United States. World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements. French Resistance History.