Incredible Stories And Accounts Of World War 2 Women Spies; Heroes And Informers... Clichéd though it may be; a human being’s true strength of character is reflected in the most difficult of times. The world had to sit up and take note of just how strong a woman could be when the two world wars hit. Even taking the side of the traditionalists; one could deny that women were as important to the war as men were. This so called weaker sex had to fight their own battles within their homes – their husbands; fathers and brothers went to face the enemy on the front lines while they fought tooth and nail to keep the family running. And still more women went to the actual battlefront itself! Women had a unique advantage over the men; they could blend into the background seamlessly; precisely because of the prevalent sexist attitudes of the times. Their bravery; their self-sacrifice and their daring cannot be forgotten; for without them; the War could have been lost and the world we live in today could be a very different place. This book chronicles the stories of four such women – Noor Inayat Khan; Krystyna Starbek; Virginia Hall and Pearl Witherington – all of whom put their lives on the line for their countries. They made no apologies or excuses about who they were and quietly went about changing the face of the war; helping the Allied Powers take on the power-crazed men of Nazi Germany and come out victorious.
#1002924 in Books 2015-12-17Original language:English 9.00 x .50 x 6.00l; #File Name: 152280434X220 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. 5 starsBy readerInteresting take on Lincoln. For some contemporary views of Lincoln you'll also want to read the following 99-cent historic ebooks:1 The Real Lincoln: From the Testimony of His Contemporaries (1904)2 The suppressed Truth about the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (1922)3 The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln: Six Months at the White House (1867)4 Personal Recollections of President Abraham Lincoln; General Ulysses S. Grant and General William T. Sherman5 Licoln and the Matson Slave Case6 The Outbreak of Rebellion7 Abraham Lincoln8 Memories of the White House: The Home Life of Our Presidents from Lincoln to Roosevelt (1911)9 Abraham Lincoln (1917) (Heroes and Leaders in American History)10 Abraham Lincoln0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. TruthBy KingThis collection; critically read; can give you an insight into the man Lincoln. Note the context of situations. Where he must be a politician and work to be heard or effective; versus where he can express his true opinions. See the conflict between his great sense of duty to country and Constitution and his personal sense of what is truly write. Leave behind hero worship and see that a man; truly dedicated against slavery would; in modern context; be considered so far behind; and remember the historical context so you can see how much we should all examine what we so readily accept in our modern attitudes.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This is a terrific book to enjoy over breakfastBy ricardoThis is a terrific book to enjoy over breakfast; a few chapters at a time. The author has a wonderful literary voice and each of the short anecdotes about the amazing man Lincoln is thoroughly entertaining and collectively the hundreds of situations recorded give some insight into what kind of person Lincoln was. His sense of humour; contrasted with his adherence to the principles of justice; suggest that his great reputation was well deserved. Not just for Americans. Ricardo Silverburn; children's author.
