Women of WWII

Spies, codebreakers, pilots, Resistance fighters—these titles tell the true stories of incredible women and the roles they played during World War II.
Updated September 19, 2022
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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Sonia Purnell
Paper Book
Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler
Lynne Olson
Paper Book
A WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR The little-known true story of the woman who headed the largest spy network in Vichy France during World War II In 1941, a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour...
Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy
Ben Macintyre
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The "master storyteller" (San Francisco Chronicle) behind the New York Times bestseller The Spy and the Traitor uncovers the true story behind one of the Cold War's most intrepid spies. "[An] immensely exciting, fast-moving...
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
Judy Batalion
Paper Book
'Original and compelling, an untold story of rare and captivating power' Philippe Sands'A fascinating history about a little-known group who took on the Nazis . . . The individual tales of these courageous young women are remarkable' IndependentOne of the most important untold...
Spymistress
William Stevenson
Ebook
The New York Times Bestseller by the Author of A Man Called Intrepid Ideal for fans of Nancy Wake, Virginia Hall, The Last Goodnight by Howard Blum, The Woman Who Smashed Codes, The Wolves at the Door by Judith Pearson, and similar works ...

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