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Paperback. Zustand: Fine. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Vivid, honest, inspiring and sometimes shocking, Pippa Latour's memoir shows how right the SOE were to assess her as having '"tons of guts"' -CLARE MULLEY, author of Agent Zo '***** Extraordinary. enthralling. a darkly moving, marvellously detailed book.' -Telegraph 'A rare glimpse into the life of the last surviving SOE agent to have seen action behind enemy lines in France. Pippa's story is one of immense courage and personal sacrifice. a truly gripping and remarkable wartime service.' -HELEN FRY, author of Women in Intelligence 'Vivid and vibrant. Pippa's words echo with resonance across the pages, punctuated with historical context and fact.' -KATE VIGURS, author of Mission France *** The memoir of Pippa Latour - the first and last female secret agent to share her experiences undercover during WW2. In June 1940, a covert new force - the Special Operations Executive (SOE) - was set up to wage a secret war of sabotage and subversion behind enemy lines. Of the 470 agents sent to France only 26 female agents returned and none have ever told their story before. Phyllis "Pippa" Latour was parachuted into France aged 23; she bravely travelled around the rural French countryside, concealing her codes in a hair tie and her Morse key underneath her bicycle seat, and sending crucial information back to Britain in the lead-up to D-Day. More than once, she came frighteningly close to being discovered. For decades, Pippa told no one - not even her family - of her incredible feats. Now for the first time, her astonishing story can be told in full. *Number one overall in its first week on the New Zealand Nielsen Bookscan charts April 2025. Top 10 New Zealand non-fiction bestseller April-June 2025.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Extraordinary. enthralling. We may think we have read all we need to about the Second World War's secret war, but despite an army of histories and fine biographies, Latour's account is the only first-person memoir we have by a female agent within it. It's also almost certainly the last. A darkly moving, marvellously detailed book.' -Telegraph, 5 STARS 'Vivid, honest, inspiring and sometimes shocking, Pippa Latour's memoir shows how right the SOE were to assess her as having '"tons of guts"' -CLARE MULLEY, author of Agent Zo 'A rare glimpse into the life of the last surviving SOE agent to have seen action behind enemy lines in France. Pippa's story is one of immense courage and personal sacrifice. a truly gripping and remarkable wartime service.' -HELEN FRY, author of Women in Intelligence 'Vivid and vibrant. Pippa's words echo with resonance across the pages, punctuated with historical context and fact.' -KATE VIGURS, author of Mission France 'Compulsively readable. A brilliant book.' -Mail on Sunday *** 'You know you can change your mind, don't you? Even now. Even when you are halfway across the English Channel. Any time before you jump.' 'Yes, I know,' I quickly reassured her, 'and I won't.' In June 1940, a covert new force - the Special Operations Executive (SOE) - was set up to wage a secret war. Its agents were tasked with sabotage and subversion behind enemy lines, and over the course of the next five years, 470 special agents would be sent into France. Only 26 female SOE agents would return. None before have told their story in their own words. This is the astounding true story of Phyllis "Pippa" Latour, the last surviving SOE agent. Born in 1921, Pippa's was an unusual childhood, followed by an even more extraordinary early adult life as she was parachuted into France aged 23. Incredibly brave, she travelled around the rural French countryside, concealing her codes in a hair tie and her Morse key underneath her bicycle seat, and sending crucial information back to Britain in the lead-up to D-Day. More than once she came frighteningly close to being discovered. For decades, Pippa told no one - not even her family - of her incredible feats. Now for the first time, her story can be told in full. *** Perfect for fans of A Woman of No Importance and Women in Intelligence *Number one overall in its first week on the New Zealand Nielsen Bookscan charts April 2025. Top 10 New Zealand non-fiction bestseller April-June 2025. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. 2025. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. 2024. Trade Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. A lightly read copy. Very good. Born in 1921, Pippa Latour was trained by the British Special Operations Executive and parachuted into Normandy in 1944. Fluent in multiple languages and skilled in coding, she posed as a teenage soap-seller, gathering intelligence from German soldiers and sending coded messages back to England. She hid her codes on a piece of silk threaded through a shoelace and worn as a hair tie, bicycled across the countryside, and often slept rough while foraging for food. Over the course of her mission, she sent 135 secret messages that helped shape the Allied strategy leading up to D-Day. Her work continued until the liberation of Paris in August 1944. For decades, Pippa kept her wartime experiences secret?even from her family. Now, with the help of Jude Dobson, her story is told in full for the first time. The book has been praised for its vivid storytelling and emotional depth, offering a rare glimpse into the courage and sacrifice of a woman whose actions helped change the course of history.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 288 pages. 6.30x1.26x9.37 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. 2024. Hardback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 304 pages. 9.26x6.12x1.01 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 304 pages. 9.26x6.12x1.01 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2025. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Used: Like New. LIVRE A L?ETAT DE NEUF. EXPEDIE SOUS 3 JOURS OUVRES. NUMERO DE SUIVI COMMUNIQUE AVANT ENVOI, EMBALLAGE RENFORCE. EAN:9781800962781.

Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Zustand: NEW.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The extraordinary untold story of Pippa Latour, who parachuted into occupied France in 1944 as an undercover agent and sent secret messages back to Britain.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Extraordinary. enthralling. We may think we have read all we need to about the Second World War's secret war, but despite an army of histories and fine biographies, Latour's account is the only first-person memoir we have by a female agent within it. It's also almost certainly the last. A darkly moving, marvellously detailed book.' -Telegraph, 5 STARS'Vivid, honest, inspiring and sometimes shocking, Pippa Latour's memoir shows how right the SOE were to assess her as having ''tons of guts'' -CLARE MULLEY, author of Agent Zo'A rare glimpse into the life of the last surviving SOE agent to have seen action behind enemy lines in France. Pippa's story is one of immense courage and personal sacrifice. a truly gripping and remarkable wartime service.' -HELEN FRY, author of Women in Intelligence'Vivid and vibrant. Pippa's words echo with resonance across the pages, punctuated with historical context and fact.' -KATE VIGURS, author of Mission France'Compulsively readable. A brilliant book.' -Mail on Sunday\*\*\*'You know you can change your mind, don't you Even now. Even when you are halfway across the English Channel. Any time before you jump.''Yes, I know,' I quickly reassured her, 'and I won't.'In June 1940, a covert new force - the Special Operations Executive (SOE) - was set up to wage a secret war. Its agents were tasked with sabotage and subversion behind enemy lines, and over the course of the next five years, 470 special agents would be sent into France. Only 26 female SOE agents would return. None before have told their story in their own words.This is the astounding true story of Phyllis 'Pippa' Latour, the last surviving SOE agent. Born in 1921, Pippa's was an unusual childhood, followed by an even more extraordinary early adult life as she was parachuted into France aged 23. Incredibly brave, she travelled around the rural French countryside, concealing her codes in a hair tie and her Morse key underneath her bicycle seat, and sending crucial information back to Britain in the lead-up to D-Day. More than once she came frighteningly close to being discovered.For decades, Pippa told no one - not even her family - of her incredible feats. Now for the first time, her story can be told in full.\*\*\*Perfect for fans of A Woman of No Importance and Women in Intelligence.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The extraordinary untold story of Pippa Latour, who parachuted into occupied France in 1944 as an undercover agent and sent secret messages back to Britain.

The extraordinary story of a WW2 Spy in her own words Very good. First UK Edition. Dust jacket: Very good. Hardback.