The events of World War 2 are often associated with male endeavor, particularly in war books however extraordinarily brave and courageous women not only assisted their male counterparts but had played key roles that had ultimately contributed to the success of winning the war. This book provides a platform on which to remember those fearless, forgotten WW2 women, whose stories deserve to be told.
Who were these courageous women who laid their lives on the line in WW2 history?
10 unbelievably brave and resolute heroic women prepared to face danger, spies such as:
Virginia Hall
Nancy Wake
Vera Atkins
As well as less celebrated heroines whose stories are rarely told, some of which were not typical military women, such as:
Margaret Bourke-White - World War II photo journalist
Elsie Ott- medical pioneer.
Clare Philips - Entertainer and spy
Aleda Lutz - Flight nurse who had logged 814 combat hours.
Susan Travers - Member of the French Foreign Legion
Eileen Nearne and Jacqueline Nearne - sisters assigned by the SOE to France
Rose Valland - Art historian and member of the French resistance