03660cam a2200553 i 4500 1666152186 TxAuBib 20241112120000.0 230113s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023002019 9781669013624 LIB 36.65 1669013626 LIB 36.65 TxAuBib rda Breach, Jen, author. Daring women of D-day [GRAPHIC] : bold spies of World War II / by Jen Breach ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio. Bold spies of World War II. North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2024] 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Women warriors of World War II Includes bibliographical references (page 31). The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare -- The World's First Female Paratroopers -- Andrée the Courier -- Andrée the Saboteur -- The Gestapo Gets Twitchy -- Lise Goes to Normandy -- The Mission Ends -- Not Just Civilians. "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 39daring 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.". Ages 8-11 Capstone Press. Grades 4-6 Capstone Press. 20241112. Borrel, Andrée 1919-1944 Juvenile literature. Borrel, Andrée 1919-1944 Comic books, strips, etc. Baissac, Lise de 1905-2004 Juvenile literature. Baissac, Lise de 1905-2004 Comic books, strips, etc. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain Comic books, strips, etc. World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France Comic books, strips, etc. Women spies Great Britain History 20th century Juvenile literature. Women spies Great Britain History 20th century Comic books, strips, etc. Spies Great Britain History 20th century Juvenile literature. Spies Great Britain History 20th century Comic books, strips, etc. Espionage, British France History 20th century Juvenile literature. Espionage, British France History 20th century Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic nonfiction for children. Trunfio, Alessia, 1990-, illustrator. Women warriors of World War II.