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Christine
A Search for Christine Granville
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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Christine
The remarkable life story of Christine Granville - Churchill's 'favourite spy' and one of the most successful women agents of the Second World War
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Christine Granville, G.M., O.B.E. and Croix de Guerre, one of the most successful women agents of the Second World War and said to have been Churchill's 'favourite spy', was murdered, aged 37, in a London Hotel in 1952. Her actions as a British secret agent in Poland, Hungary and France were legendary even in her lifetime, and she repeatedly risked her life to undertake dangerous missions.
Her exploits began after the fall of Poland when she became a British agent; organising the escape of British prisoners-of-war, Polish pilots, and refugees and returning to Poland, her homeland, to set up escape routes and report on German troop movements. Her capture by the Gestapo led to a dramatic escape from Budapest in the boot of a car, followed by travels through Turkey and Syria to Cairo.
Christine is an inspiring and unforgettable true story.
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781844082384
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 October 2005
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Illustration: Section: 8, b/w
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Madeleine Masson was born in Johannesburg and is one of South Africa's most distinguished writers. She studied in Johannesburg, Paris and Munich and lived as a freelance journalist in Paris. She is a journalist, playwright and historian who has had over t
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