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GtrsRGr8 · 11-26-2014, 02:42 AM

A Whispersync is available for this Kindle ebook. It is $3.99, so the total for the bifecta (ebook + audiobook) is only $5.98. The Whispersync is $14.95, so it qualifies for the current Audible B4G10 promo.

The author, William Stevenson, is the spymaster (later called "Intrepid" (subject of the The Man Called Intrepid book) who recruited Vera Maria Rosenberg. She would only let him tell her story, and only after her death. This is just one of what I'm sure are many fascinating facts in, and associated with, this book.

The book does not have the absolute highest rating (4 stars), and I looked at the individual reviews to see why. It appears that it's because the book is so densely packed with information--some rater-reviewers found the book to be difficult for them to read because of that. Read the preview and see if it would present a problem to you, before deciding whether or not to buy.

Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II. By William Stevenson. Rated 4 stars from 14 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $14.95; digital list price $9.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Arcade Publishing, publisher. 352 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Spymistress-St...f+World+War+II.

Book Description
She was beautiful. She was ruthless. She had a steel trap for a mind and a will of iron. Born Vera Maria Rosenberg in Bucharest, she became Vera Atkins, legendary spy and holder of the Legion of Honor. Recruited by William Stevenson—the spymaster who would later come to be known as “Intrepid”—when she was only twenty-three, Vera spent much of the 1930s running countless perilous espionage missions. When war was declared in 1939, her fierce intelligence, blunt manner, personal courage, and knowledge of several languages quickly propelled her to the leadership echelon of the highly secretive Special Operations Executive (SOE), a covert intelligence agency formed by, and reporting to, Winston Churchill. She recruited and trained several hundred agents, including dozens of women, whose objectives were to penetrate deep behind enemy lines.

The stirring exploits and the exemplary courage of the SOE agents and the French Resistance fighters—who in the words of General Dwight D. Eisenhower together “shortened the war by many months”—are justly celebrated. But the central role of Vera Atkins has until now been cloaked in silence. William Stevenson was the only person she trusted to record her life; he kept his promise that he would not publish her story until after her death. Here is the extraordinary account of the woman whose intelligence, beauty, and unflagging dedication proved key in turning the tide of World War II.

11-26-2014, 02:42 AM	#248
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	$1.99 Kindle about a Female Spy of WW II. Whispersync Is Only $3.99 and B4G10-able. A Whispersync is available for this Kindle ebook. It is $3.99, so *the total for the bifecta (ebook + audiobook) is only $5.98. The Whispersync is $14.95, so it qualifies for the current Audible B4G10 promo. The author, William Stevenson, is the spymaster (later called "Intrepid" (subject of the The Man Called Intrepid* book) who recruited Vera Maria Rosenberg. She would only let him tell her story, and only after her death. This is just one of what I'm sure are many fascinating facts in, and associated with, this book. The book does not have the absolute highest rating (4 stars), and I looked at the individual reviews to see why. It appears that it's because the book is so densely packed with information--some rater-reviewers found the book to be difficult for them to read because of that. Read the preview and see if it would present a problem to you, before deciding whether or not to buy. Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II. By William Stevenson. Rated 4 stars from 14 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $14.95; digital list price $9.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Arcade Publishing, publisher. 352 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Spymistress-St...f+World+War+II. Book Description She was beautiful. She was ruthless. She had a steel trap for a mind and a will of iron. Born Vera Maria Rosenberg in Bucharest, she became Vera Atkins, legendary spy and holder of the Legion of Honor. Recruited by William Stevenson—the spymaster who would later come to be known as “Intrepid”—when she was only twenty-three, Vera spent much of the 1930s running countless perilous espionage missions. When war was declared in 1939, her fierce intelligence, blunt manner, personal courage, and knowledge of several languages quickly propelled her to the leadership echelon of the highly secretive Special Operations Executive (SOE), a covert intelligence agency formed by, and reporting to, Winston Churchill. She recruited and trained several hundred agents, including dozens of women, whose objectives were to penetrate deep behind enemy lines. The stirring exploits and the exemplary courage of the SOE agents and the French Resistance fighters—who in the words of General Dwight D. Eisenhower together “shortened the war by many months”—are justly celebrated. But the central role of Vera Atkins has until now been cloaked in silence. William Stevenson was the only person she trusted to record her life; he kept his promise that he would not publish her story until after her death. Here is the extraordinary account of the woman whose intelligence, beauty, and unflagging dedication proved key in turning the tide of World War II. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 11-26-2014 at 02:56 AM.