{"product_id":"spymistressbooks","title":"Spymistress","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller! \u003ci\u003eBy\u003c\/i\u003e the author of \u003ci\u003eA Man Called Intrepid\u003c\/i\u003e. The story of Vera Atkins, legendary spy and holder of the Legion of Honor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was stunning. She was ruthless. She was brilliant and had a will of iron. Born Vera Maria Rosenberg in Bucharest, she became Vera Atkins. William Stephenson, the spymaster who would later be known as “Intrepid”, recruited her when she was twenty-three.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera spent most of the 1930s running too many dangerous espionage missions to count. When World War II began in 1939, her many skills made her one of the leaders of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), a covert intelligence agency formed by, and reporting to, Winston Churchill. She trained and recruited hundreds of agents, including dozens of women. Their job was to seamlessly penetrate deep behind the enemy lines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs General Dwight D. Eisenhower said, the fantastic exploits and extraordinary courage of the SOE agents and the French Resistance fighters “shortened the war by many months.” They are celebrated, as they should be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Vera Atkins’s central role was hidden until after she died; Author William Stevenson promised to wait and publish her story posthumously. Now, Vera Atkins can be celebrated and known for the hero she was: the woman whose beauty, intelligence, and unwavering dedication proved key in turning the tide of World War II.","brand":"Stevenson, William","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (History)","offer_id":43910978568416,"sku":"","price":13.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c669e38d-9aa8-482c-9655-5f6341883b49.jpg?v=1678213418","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/spymistressbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}