Overview
A vivid, enthralling memoir from one of the only surviving members of "Churchill's Secret Army"
"My mother thought I was working for the Ministry of Ag. and Fish." So begins Noreen Riolsā compelling memoir of her time as a member of Churchillās "secret army," the Special Operations Executive. It was 1943, just before her 18th birthday, Noreen received her call-up papers, and was faced with either working in a munitions factory or joining the Wrens. A fashion-conscious young woman, even in wartime, Noreen opted for the Wrensāthey had better hats. But when one of her interviewers realized she spoke fluent French, she was directed to a government building on Baker Street. It was SOE headquarters, where she was immediately recruited into F-Section, led by Colonel Maurice Buckmaster. From then until the end of the war, Noreen worked with Buckmaster and her fellow operatives to support the French Resistance fighting for the Allied cause. Sworn to secrecy, Noreen told no one that she spent her days meeting agents returning from behind enemy lines, acting as a decoy, passing on messages in tea rooms, and picking up codes in crossword puzzles. Vivid, witty, insightful, and often moving, this is the story of one young womanās secret war, offering readers an authentic and compelling insight into what really went on in Churchillās "secret army" from one of its last surviving members.
This book title, My Life in Churchill's School for Spies (The Secret Ministry of Ag. & Fish), ISBN: 9781447237020, by Noreen Riols, Paddy Ashdown, published by Pan Macmillan (April 1, 2015) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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