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The spy who loved : the secrets and lives of Christine Granville / Clare Mulley.
Explores the life and career of one of Britain's most daring and highly decorated special agents, whose gathered intelligence and courage provided a significant contribution to the Allied war effort in World War II.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250030320 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1250030323 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 75011000359957 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1250030331 (ebk.)
- ISBN: 9781250030337 (ebk.)
- Physical Description: xix, 426 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : paperback, illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in the UK by Macmillan"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-411) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface: Stories of Trust and Betrayal -- Borderlands -- Two Weddings and a War -- Hungarian Embraces -- Polish Resistance -- A String of Arrests -- Travels in an Opel -- Cold in Cairo -- The Beautiful Spy -- Our Woman in Algiers -- A French Occupation -- The Battle of Vercors -- Switching Allegiances -- Operation Liberte? -- Mission Impossible -- Second-Class Citizen -- Deep Water -- Brutal End -- Epilogue: The Afterlife of Christine Granville -- My Search for Christine Granville : a note on sources -- Appendix I: Christine "preferred dogs to children" : a note on Christine Granville's childlessness -- Appendix II: She "murdered me" Muldowney said : a note on Dennis Muldowney. |
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| Subject: | Granville, Christine, 1908-1952. Women spies > Great Britain > Biography. Spies > Great Britain > Biography. World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Coolidge Branch | 940.54 (Text) | 33062009194128 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | GRANVILLE (Text) | 31901003757459 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
