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The spy who loved : the secrets and lives of Christine Granville /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mulley, Clare
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Granville, Christine, > 1908-1952.
Women spies > Great Britain > Biography.
Spies > Great Britain > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • 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 liberté
  • Mission impossible
  • Second-class citizen
  • Deep water
  • Brutal end
  • The afterlife of Christine Granville.