04/09/2022
Happy 101st birthday to former British secret agent Phyllis Latour Doyle, who at age 23 parachuted into occupied Normandy in May 1944 to gather intelligence on N**i positions in preparation for D-Day. To read the story of this heroic spy -- who hid her codes in knitting to avoid detection by the N**is as she toured Normandy by bicycle under the guise of selling soap -- visit https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25020
For several excellent books about real-life female spies for adult readers, we recommend "The Nine" https://www.amightygirl.com/the-nine), "The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hi**er's Ghettos" (https://www.amightygirl.com/light-days), "D-Day Girls" (https://www.amightygirl.com/d-day-girls), and “The Princess Spy” (https://www.amightygirl.com/the-princess-spy)
For adults who love to read about heroic women of WWII, you can find more of the best fiction and non-fiction books in our blog post, "Telling Her Story: 40 Books for Adult Readers About Women Heroes of WWII," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=24501
For a fascinating book about both famous and little known women heroes of WWII for both teens and adults, ages 12 and up, we highly recommend "Women Heroes of World War II: 32 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue," for teens and adults, at https://www.amightygirl.com/women-heroes-of-world-war-ii
For books for children and teens about girls and women involved in WWII resistance movements, we recommend "Irena's Jars of Secrets" for ages 6 to 9 (https://www.amightygirl.com/irena-s-jars-of-secrets), "Jars of Hope" for ages 7 to 10 (https://www.amightygirl.com/jars-of-hope), "Making Bombs for Hi**er" for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/making-bombs-for-hitler), "Resistance" for ages 12 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/resistance), and "In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer" for ages 14 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/in-my-hands)
