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_aSecret ministry of AG. & Fish : _bmy life in Churchill's school for spies / _cNoreen Riols. |
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_aLondon : _bPan Books, _c2014. |
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520 | _aIt was 1941 and, just before her 18th birthday, Noreen received her call-up papers, and was faced with either working in a munitions factory or joining the WRENS. She opted for the WRENS, but when one of her interviewers realized she spoke fluent French, she was directed to a government building on Baker Street. It was SOE headquarters, where she was immediately recruited into F-Section. For the next four years, Noreen worked with Colonel Maurice Buckmaster and her fellow operatives to support the French Resistance. | ||
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_aGREAT BRITAIN _xSPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE |
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_aWOMEN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS _xGREAT BRITAIN |
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