The Last Secret Agent (inbunden, eng)
The Last Secret Agent (inbunden, eng)
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Extraordinary... enthralling. We may think we have read all we need to about the Second World War's secret war, but despite an army of histories and fine biographies, Latour's account is the only first-person memoir we have by a female agent within it.
It's also almost certainly the last. A darkly moving, marvellously detailed book.' -Telegraph, 5 STARS'Vivid, honest, inspiring and sometimes shocking, Pippa Latour's memoir shows how right the SOE were to assess her as having '"tons of guts"' -CLARE MULLEY, author of Agent Zo'A rare glimpse into the life of the last surviving SOE agent to have seen action behind enemy lines in France.
Pippa's story is one of immense courage and personal sacrifice... a truly gripping and remarkable wartime service.' -HELEN FRY, author of Women in Intelligence'Vivid and vibrant. Pippa's words echo with resonance across the pages, punctuated with historical context and fact.' -KATE VIGURS, author of Mission France'Compulsively readable...
A brilliant book.' -Mail on Sunday***'You know you can change your mind, don't you? Even now. Even when you are halfway across the English Channel. Any time before you jump.''Yes, I know,' I quickly reassured her, 'and I won't.'In June 1940, a covert new force - the Special Operations Executive (SOE) - was set up to wage a secret war.
Its agents were tasked with sabotage and subversion behind enemy lines, and over the course of the next five years, 470 special agents would be sent into France. Only 26 female SOE agents would return. None before have told their story in their own words. This is the astounding true story of Phyllis "Pippa" Latour, the last surviving SOE agent.
Born in 1921, Pippa's was an unusual childhood, followed by an even more extraordinary early adult life as she was parachuted into France aged 23. Incredibly brave, she travelled around the rural French countryside, concealing her codes in a hair tie and her Morse key underneath her bicycle seat, and sending crucial information back to Britain in the lead-up to D-Day.
More than once she came frighteningly close to being discovered. For decades, Pippa told no one - not even her family - of her incredible feats. Now for the first time, her story can be told in full. ***Perfect for fans of A Woman of No Importance and Women in Intelligence *Number one overall in its first week on the New Zealand Nielsen Bookscan charts April 2025 Top 10 New Zealand non-fiction bestseller April-June 2025.
It's also almost certainly the last. A darkly moving, marvellously detailed book.' -Telegraph, 5 STARS'Vivid, honest, inspiring and sometimes shocking, Pippa Latour's memoir shows how right the SOE were to assess her as having '"tons of guts"' -CLARE MULLEY, author of Agent Zo'A rare glimpse into the life of the last surviving SOE agent to have seen action behind enemy lines in France.
Pippa's story is one of immense courage and personal sacrifice... a truly gripping and remarkable wartime service.' -HELEN FRY, author of Women in Intelligence'Vivid and vibrant. Pippa's words echo with resonance across the pages, punctuated with historical context and fact.' -KATE VIGURS, author of Mission France'Compulsively readable...
A brilliant book.' -Mail on Sunday***'You know you can change your mind, don't you? Even now. Even when you are halfway across the English Channel. Any time before you jump.''Yes, I know,' I quickly reassured her, 'and I won't.'In June 1940, a covert new force - the Special Operations Executive (SOE) - was set up to wage a secret war.
Its agents were tasked with sabotage and subversion behind enemy lines, and over the course of the next five years, 470 special agents would be sent into France. Only 26 female SOE agents would return. None before have told their story in their own words. This is the astounding true story of Phyllis "Pippa" Latour, the last surviving SOE agent.
Born in 1921, Pippa's was an unusual childhood, followed by an even more extraordinary early adult life as she was parachuted into France aged 23. Incredibly brave, she travelled around the rural French countryside, concealing her codes in a hair tie and her Morse key underneath her bicycle seat, and sending crucial information back to Britain in the lead-up to D-Day.
More than once she came frighteningly close to being discovered. For decades, Pippa told no one - not even her family - of her incredible feats. Now for the first time, her story can be told in full. ***Perfect for fans of A Woman of No Importance and Women in Intelligence *Number one overall in its first week on the New Zealand Nielsen Bookscan charts April 2025 Top 10 New Zealand non-fiction bestseller April-June 2025.
| Format | Inbunden |
| Omfång | 288 sidor |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Förlag | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Utgivningsdatum | 2024-11-07 |
| ISBN | 9781800962774 |
Artikelnummer
3365751
EAN
9781800962774
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