{"product_id":"code-name-pauline-memoirs-of-a-world-war-ii-special-agent-paperback","title":"Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePearl Witherington Cornioley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathryn J. Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There was a full moon on the evening of September 22, 1943, when Pearl Witherington, age 29, parachuted into France to aid the French Resistance as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). Out of the 400 agents sent to France during the German occupation, 39 were women. Pearl, whom the SOE called \"cool and resourceful and extremely determined\" and \"the best shot, male or female, we have yet had,\" became one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eCode Name Pauline \u003c\/em\u003ePearl describes in a series of plainspoken reminiscences her difficult childhood and harrowing escape from France in 1940; her recruitment and training as a special agent; the logistics and dangers of posing as a cosmetics saleswoman to make her way around the country as an undercover courier; and both failed and successful attempts at sabotaging the Nazis. She tells how, when the leader of her network was caught by the Gestapo, she became \"Pauline\" and rose to command a 3,500-strong band of French Resistance fighters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With an annotated list of key figures, an appendix of original unedited interview extracts--including Pearl's husband Henri's story--and never-before-published photographs from Pearl's personal collection, \u003cem\u003eCode Name Pauline \u003c\/em\u003ewill captivate World War II buffs of any age and, just as Pearl wished, inspire young people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePearl Witherington Cornioley \u003c\/b\u003e(1914-2008) worked for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) as a special agent and with the French Resistance as an undercover courier and later a network leader of 3,500 men. She was instrumental in carrying out numerous acts of espionage and sabotage. \u003cb\u003eKathryn J. Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWomen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeroes of World War I \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWomen Heroes of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her online at www.kathrynatwood.com. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770660127008,"sku":"9781613731581","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9d8c047aab067578e1d0f68b7e34f1c.webp?v=1780376678","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/code-name-pauline-memoirs-of-a-world-war-ii-special-agent-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}