Daring Women of D-Day: Bold Spies of World War II (Women Warriors of WWII)

by Jen Breach (Author) Alessia Trunfio (Illustrator)

An action-packed graphic novel about agents who helped the Allies prepare for D-Day and push the Germans out of France during World War II.

In 1942, World War II was growing more and more intense. Germany and its allies had occupied a great deal of Europe--including part of France. With the enemy just a few miles from England, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was determined to help free France. To make his plan work, he needed people who could secretly help prepare the French for a big fight. He found 39 daring women who were up to the task--including Andrée Borrel and Lise de Baissac. These women would help support the French Resistance and sabotage German operations in preparation for the 1944 D-Day invasion. In this full-color graphic novel, discover more about these bold women who helped free France from German occupation during World War Il.

Other Women Warriors of World War II:

  • Angels of Bataan and Corregidor: The Heroic Nurses of World War II
  • The Courageous Six Triple Eight: The All-Black Female Battalion of World War II
  • Elizebeth Friedman: Expert Codebreaker of World War II
  • Jane Kendeigh: Brave Nurse of World War II
  • Nancy Wake: Fearless Spy of World War II
  • Sophie Scholl: Daring Activist of World War II
  • Virginia Hall: Clever Spy of World War II
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Jen Breach

Jen Breach is a children's author of fiction and non-fiction. Their writing credits include a graphic literature adventure about a young archeologist and their robot brother (Clem Hetherington and the Ironwood Race, Scholastic 2018), and a picture book about two clueless zookeepers (Something's Amiss At The Zoo, Hachette 2016). They hold an MFA in Writing for Children and Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. They are a mentor for Girls Write Now and The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP). Jen identifies as queer and non-binary.

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781669013624
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication date
August 20, 2023
Series
Women Warriors of World War II
BISAC categories
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF025130 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
JNF062020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History
Library of Congress categories
History
Great Britain
France
20th century
World War, 1939-1945
Women spies
Secret service
Spies
Underground movements
Espionage, British
Borrel, Andraee
Baissac, Lise de

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