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Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE by Kate Vigurs

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adventurous informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

Thank you to Netgalley for the audio ARC!

Mission France tells the stories of brave women from WWII who joined SOE (Special Operations Executive). I was first intrigued by this piece of history after reading some fictional accounts of female spies in SOE and assigned to Paris. I felt like I learned quite a lot from this book, especially as someone who is American and didn’t learn about these women or SOE in my school’s history class.

Kate Vigurs lays out the stories of each woman through both their everyday tasks and their involvement in bigger plans like D-Day. By doing so, Vigurs did a great job of giving a full picture of the women and what their job entailed. These women were extraordinary and I’m in awe of them! It’s an important piece of WWII history that is overlooked but should be talked about more. It’s a great overview of women in SOE through the war, and I want to look further into some of the individual women!

It was difficult to listen to at times as there’s so much info I found myself distracted and zoning out at times. I think I may have enjoyed it more in a physical format, and been able to pay attention more easily. An informative, interesting read for anyone who enjoys espionage, WWII history, and women in history. Also if, like me, you enjoyed fictional books on this topic (ie The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff) then you may enjoy this background history!
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