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245 10 a| Code name Pauline :b| memoirs of a World War II special agent /c| Pearl Witherington Cornioley with Hervé Larroque ; edited by Kathryn J. Atwood.;

264 1 a| Chicago, Illinois :b| Chicago Review Press,c| [2013];

300 a| xxiv, 184 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

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520 a| "Pearl Witherington Cornioley, one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters, shares her remarkable story in this firsthand account of her experience as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). Told through a series of reminiscences--from a difficult childhood spent in the shadow of World War I and her family's harrowing escape from France as the Germans approached in 1940 to her recruitment and training as a special agent and the logistics of parachuting into a remote rural area of occupied France and hiding in a wheat field from enemy fire--each chapter also includes helpful opening remarks to provide context and background on the SOE and the French Resistance. With an annotated list of key figures, an appendix of original unedited interview extracts--including Pearl's fiance; Henri's story--and fascinating photographs and documents from Pearl's personal collection, this memoir will captivate World War II buffs of any age"--c| Provided by publisher.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.;

505 0 a| A Difficult Childhood -- Courtship with Henri Cornioley -- Escape from France -- Training and Preparation in the Ranks of the SOE -- Parachuting into Occupied France -- Courier Missions, Code Names, and Covers -- The Michelin Factory Affair -- Arrest of a Resistance Leader -- The Battle of Les Souches -- Organizing the Maquis -- Into the Forest -- Postwar Life -- Righting Wrongs -- Conclusion -- Epilogue by Raymond Billard, "Gaspard";

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700 1 a| Larroque, Hervé,e| author.=| ^A1192415;

700 1 a| Atwood, Kathryn J.,e| editor.=| ^A1117829;

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Code name Pauline : memoirs of a World War II special agent / Pearl Witherington Cornioley with Hervé Larroque ; edited by Kathryn J. Atwood.

Author/creator	Cornioley, Pearl Witherington author.
Other author	Larroque, Hervé, author.
Other author	Atwood, Kathryn J., editor.
Format	Book
Publication	Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2013]
Copyright Date	©2013
Description	xxiv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Cornioley, Pearl Witherington, 1914-2008--Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements. --France. --Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Secret service. --Great Britain. --Juvenile literature.

Series	Women of action Women of action (Chicago, Ill.) ^A1192407
Contents	A Difficult Childhood -- Courtship with Henri Cornioley -- Escape from France -- Training and Preparation in the Ranks of the SOE -- Parachuting into Occupied France -- Courier Missions, Code Names, and Covers -- The Michelin Factory Affair -- Arrest of a Resistance Leader -- The Battle of Les Souches -- Organizing the Maquis -- Into the Forest -- Postwar Life -- Righting Wrongs -- Conclusion -- Epilogue by Raymond Billard, "Gaspard"
Abstract	"Pearl Witherington Cornioley, one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters, shares her remarkable story in this firsthand account of her experience as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). Told through a series of reminiscences--from a difficult childhood spent in the shadow of World War I and her family's harrowing escape from France as the Germans approached in 1940 to her recruitment and training as a special agent and the logistics of parachuting into a remote rural area of occupied France and hiding in a wheat field from enemy fire--each chapter also includes helpful opening remarks to provide context and background on the SOE and the French Resistance. With an annotated list of key figures, an appendix of original unedited interview extracts--including Pearl's fiance; Henri's story--and fascinating photographs and documents from Pearl's personal collection, this memoir will captivate World War II buffs of any age"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.
LCCN	2013008734
ISBN	9781613744871 (hardback)
ISBN	1613744870 (hardback)

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