The Resource The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy, Judith L. Pearson
The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy, Judith L. Pearson
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The item The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy, Judith L. Pearson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
Resource Information
The item The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy, Judith L. Pearson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
- Summary
- Virginia Hall sought a career in Foreign Service in 1930s Europe, but a physical handicap, her gender, and her outspoken political views stymied her diplomatic ambitions. A secret British intelligence group trained her in non-traditional sabotage techniques, and she became the greatest World War II spy heroine
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 262 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- A paperback reprint of the hardbound, with a new afterword
- Isbn
- 9781599210728
- Label
- The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy
- Title
- The wolves at the door
- Title remainder
- the true story of America's greatest female spy
- Statement of responsibility
- Judith L. Pearson
- Subject
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- France
- Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982
- Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982
- Intelligence officers
- trueIntelligence officers -- United States -- Biography
- Secret service
- Spies
- 1939-1945
- Underground movements, War
- United States
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France
- trueSpies -- United States -- Biography
- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Virginia Hall sought a career in Foreign Service in 1930s Europe, but a physical handicap, her gender, and her outspoken political views stymied her diplomatic ambitions. A secret British intelligence group trained her in non-traditional sabotage techniques, and she became the greatest World War II spy heroine
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pearson, Judith
- Dewey number
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- 940.54/8673/092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Goillot, Virginia
- Spies
- Intelligence officers
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Goillot, Virginia
- World War (1939-1945)
- Intelligence officers
- Secret service
- Spies
- Underground movements, War
- France
- United States
- Label
- The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy, Judith L. Pearson
- Note
- A paperback reprint of the hardbound, with a new afterword
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-255) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn252827978
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- x, 262 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781599210728
- Lccn
- 2010485675
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)252827978
- Label
- The wolves at the door : the true story of America's greatest female spy, Judith L. Pearson
- Note
- A paperback reprint of the hardbound, with a new afterword
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-255) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn252827978
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- x, 262 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781599210728
- Lccn
- 2010485675
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)252827978
Subject
- France
- Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982
- Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982
- Intelligence officers
- trueIntelligence officers -- United States -- Biography
- Secret service
- Spies
- 1939-1945
- Underground movements, War
- United States
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France
- trueSpies -- United States -- Biography
- Biography
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