MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2012031406
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008 120803s2012 ncu b 001 0ceng
010 $a 2012031406
020 $a9780786465798 (softcover : alkaline paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aD802.A2$bV29 2012
082 00 $a940.53092/52$223
100 1 $aVargo, Marc.
245 10 $aWomen of the resistance :$beight who defied the Third Reich /$cMarc E. Vargo.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2012]
300 $avii, 228 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"Women took part in perilous resistance missions during World War II alongside a much larger number of male resistance agents. This book presents the lives of eight women who, at profound risk to themselves, chose to challenge the Third Reich, hailing from diverse regions of the world"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-222) and index.
505 0 $aVera Atkins and the Special Operations Executive -- Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Movement -- Monica Wichfeld and the Danish Resistance -- Noor Inayat Khan and the Wireless Network of Paris -- Yukiko Sugihara and the Escape of the Polish Jews -- Virginia Hall and the Vichy Underground -- Hannah Senesh and the Palestinian Commandos -- Christine Granville and the Polish/French Resistance.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xUnderground movements.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$vBiography.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xParticipation, Female.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xWomen.
650 0 $aWomen guerrillas$vBiography.
650 0 $aWomen spies$vBiography.
650 0 $aWomen political activists$vBiography.
650 0 $aWomen and war$xHistory$y20th century.