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Secret Heroes of World War II

Spies, scientists and other heroes

Eric Chaline

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English
Exisle
03 April 2024

Look behind the curtain and meet the engineers, resistance fighters, spies, physicists and more who committed incredible acts of heroism amidst the chaos and danger of WWII ...


From the priest who hid thousands of POWs and Jews in the Vatican, to the Antipodean servicewoman who led a formidable Resistance group, prepare to be awed and captivated. 

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Imprint:   Exisle
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 230mm,  Width: 170mm, 
ISBN:   9781921966125
ISBN 10:   1921966122
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
TABLE OF CONTENTS BACKROOM HEROES 10�11 � Enrico Fermi 12�15 � Howard Florey 16�19 � Reginald Jones 20�23 � Reginald Mitchell 24�27 � Robert Oppenheimer 28�31 � Alan Turing 32�35 � Robert Watson-Watt 36�39 � Barnes Wallis 40�43 ESPIONAGE HEROES 44�45 � Eddie Chapman 46�49 � Eric Erickson 50�53 � Christine Granville 54�57 � Virginia Hall 58�61 � Knut Haukelid 62�65 � Andr�e Borrel 128�131 � Pierre Brossolette 132�135 � Wilhelm Canaris 136�139 � Andr� Dewavrin 140�143 � Clemens von Galen 144�147 � Jean Moulin 148�151 � Martin Niem�ller 152�155 � Hotsumi Ozaki 156�157 � Gilbert Renault 158�161 � Sophie Scholl 162�163 � Ariadna Scriabina 164�167 � Claus von Stauffenberg 168�171 � Adam von Trott zu Solz 172�173 � Escape heroes 174�175 � Douglas Bader 176�179 � Charles Coward 180�181 � Francis Foley 182�183 � Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan 66�69 � Fitzroy Maclean 70�73 � Ewen Montagu 74�77 � Eileen Nearne 78�79 � Du�an Popov 80�83 � Juan Pujol Garc�a 84�87 � Odette Sansom 88�89 � Leonard Siffleet 90�93 � Richard Sorge 94�97 � Violette Szabo 98�101 � Leopold Trepper 102�105 � Nancy Wake 106�109 � Forest Yeo-Thomas 110�113 RESISTANCE HEROES 114�115 � Mordechai Anielewicz 116�119 � Ludwig Beck 120�123 � Dietrich Bonhoeffer 124�127 � Andr�e Borrel 128�131 � Pierre Brossolette 132�135 � Wilhelm Canaris 136�139 � Andr� Dewavrin 140�143 � Clemens von Galen 144�147 � Jean Moulin 148�151 � Martin Niem�ller 152�155 � Hotsumi Ozaki 156�157 � Gilbert Renault 158�161 � Sophie Scholl 162�163 � Ariadna Scriabina 164�167 � Claus von Stauffenberg 168�171 � Adam von Trott zu Solz 172�173 ESCAPE HEROES 174�175 � Douglas Bader 176�179 � Charles Coward 180�181 � Francis Foley 182�183 � Varian Fry 184�187 � Miep Gies 188�191 � Albert G�ring 192�193 � Pierre Mairesse-Lebrun 194�195 � Hugh O�Flaherty 196�199 � Alexander Pechersky 200�203 � Oskar Schindler 204�207 � Irena Sendler 208�211 � Chiune Sugihara 212�213 � Raoul Wallenberg 214�217 FURTHER READING 218�219

Reviews for Secret Heroes of World War II: Spies, scientists and other heroes

�Whets the appetite to explore more deeply some of the extraordinary stories that emerged from the war that is now, almost, beyond living memory.� * Military Books Australia * �Over 224 pages, we meet 55 WWII heroes from spies to engineers and scientists. Some survived the war, some were recognised for their bravery, and some were killed in action or tortured in concentration camps. Each chapter has an introduction and then you turn the page and you'll meet a hero you might not heard of before. Well researched, and one that people who are interested in war stories will find fascinating.� * Kids� Books NZ * �A tribute to the spies, scientists, resistance fighters and other backroom heroes of World War II� * NZ Listener * �From the priest who hid thousands of POWs and Jews in the Vatican, to the Antipodean servicewoman who led a formidable Resistance group, prepare to be awed and captivated.� * Age Concern * �The presentation of Secret Heroes is a credit to the publisher. It is extremely well presented with high resolution photographs on the highest quality paper. A very enlightening and good read that brings to light quite a number of unknown heroes.� * RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) * �Secret Heroes of World War II takes you behind the curtain to meet the engineers, resistance fighters, spies, physicists and more who committed incredible acts of heroism amidst the chaos and danger oof World War II. From the priest who hid thousands of POWs and Jews in the Vatican, to the Antipodean servicewoman who led a formidable Resistance group, prepare to be awed and captivated..� * The Senior Newspaper *


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