Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent Melinda L. Fattig and powerful intrigue

and powerful intrigue

Published: 09/02/2010

ISBN13: 9781793016362

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Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent Melinda L. Fattig and powerful intrigueAn NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 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,