The princess spy : the true story of World War II spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
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New York : Atria Books, 2021.
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Book
Edition
First Atria books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
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Published
New York : Atria Books, 2021.
Edition
First Atria books hardcover edition.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-347) and index.
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Chronicles the extraordinary life of OSS spy Aline Griffith, who performed deep-cover intelligence missions during and after World War II throughout the upper echelons of European politics and society.
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As the US entered the Second World War, Aline Griffith was a college graduate desperate to aid in the war effort, but her only career experience was modeling clothes. A chance meeting led her to join the Office of Strategic Services, forerunner of the CIA. She was sent to Spain to be a coder, but soon given the additional assignment of infiltrating the upper echelons of society, mingling with high-ranking officials, diplomats, and titled Europeans, any of whom could be an enemy agent. Griffin recruited sub-agents to counter Nazi tactics in Madrid. Even after marrying the Count of Romanones, one of the wealthiest men in Spain, she was given special assignments when abroad that would benefit from her impeccable pedigree and social connections. -- adapted from jacket
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