Spies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780571361847)

Discover the exciting and dangerous lives of spies and secret agents from Award-winning author David Long and rising star Terri Po.

A single spy can save thousands upon thousands of lives . . .

From Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur, to Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler, to Scotch Lass, Britain's smallest ever agent, discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring spies . . .

For as long as there have been secrets to keep, there have been spies, the world over, trying to uncover this classified information. Spying goes on all the time, and everywhere, but some of the most astonishing exploits occur during wartime.

The stories in this beautiful collection unpick some of the most astonishing missions undertaken during World War Two - actions that helped to save many lives. Amazingly, many of these tales had to remain a deadly secret at the time and are little known even to this day.

Discover twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring, including:

Giliana Gerson, Britain's first female spy,

Harry Ree, teacher turned saboteur,

Margery Booth, the spy who sang for Hitler,

Roald Dahl, the spy who became a bestselling author,

Noor Inayat Khan, the first woman wireless operator,

Scotch Lass, Britain's smallest ever agent,

'Major Martin' the man who never was

and many more!


Author: David Long
ISBN-10: 0571361846
ISBN-13: 9780571361847
Publisher: Faber & Faber Children's
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2022
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 12.10h x 9.30w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2022
Booklist 07/01/2022 pg. 63