Women Heroes of World War II
26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue
Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2011]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
A 2012 VOYA Nonfiction Honor List selection 2012 Selection for the Amelia Bloomer Project Noor Inayat Khan was the first female radio operator sent into occupied France and transferred crucial messages. Johtje Vos, a Dutch housewife, hid Jews in her home and repeatedly outsmarted the Gestapo. Law student Hannie Schaft became involved in the most dangerous resistance work--sabotage, weapons transference, and assassinations. In these pages, young readers will meet these and many other similarly courageous women and girls who risked their lives to help defeat the Nazis.
Twenty-six engaging and suspense-filled stories unfold from across Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, and the United States, providing an inspiring reminder of women and girls' refusal to sit on the sidelines around the world and throughout history.
An overview of World War II and summaries of each country's entrance and involvement in the war provide a framework for better understanding each woman's unique circumstances, and resources for further learning follow each profile. Women Heroes of World War II is an invaluable addition to any student's or history buff's bookshelf.
Contents:
Sophie Scholl : the White Rose -- Maria von Maltzan : the countess who hid Jews -- Irene Gut : "only a young girl" -- Irena Sendler : life in a jar -- Stefania Podgorska : the teen who hid thirteen -- Marie-Madeleine Fourcade : "only a woman" -- Andrâee Virot : Agent Rose -- Josephine Baker : spy singer -- Magda Trocmâe : wife, mother, teacher, rescuer -- Diet Eman : courier for the Dutch resistance -- Hannie Schaft : the symbol of the resistance -- Johtje Vos : a group effort -- Corrie ten Boom : watchmaker, rescuer, reconciler -- Andrâee de Jongh : the comet line -- Hortense Daman : partisan courier -- Fernande Keufgens : the teen with the bold voice -- Monica Wichfeld : heroine of the Danish resistance -- Ebba Lund : the girl with the red cap -- Noor Inayat Khan : royal spy -- Nancy Wake : the white mouse -- Pearl Witherington : the courier who became a leader -- Virginia Hall : the greatest American spy -- Muriel Phillips : U.S. Army nurse -- Marlene Dietrich : "the only important thing" -- Maria Gulovich : Slovak for the OSS -- Martha Gellhorn : war correspondent.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements.
Target Audience: 1180L
ISBN:
9781556529610 (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and index.