Thirty-seven young women volunteered for extremely dangerous undercover work in occupied France during the Second World War. This is their story.
Marcus Binney went to Cambridge, and has lectured extensively to historical societies in New York, Boston, Rhode Island, and Virginia on architectural preservation and history. He has fronted a 39-part series - Mansions: The Great Houses of Europe - broadcast in the US between 1993 and 1997.
He writes with real sympathy of the work of SOE's women agents ... each one brief, evocative and easy to read. All these stories exhibit quiet heroism and a readiness to take on ghastly risks; many show the catastrophic suddenness with which agents plunge into danger - MRD Foot, The TimesAn annal of bright courage - John Crossland, The Sunday TimesIt is a book to dip in and out of and relish. More than that, it captures a manic truth about terror. - Peter Preston, ObserverMr Binney covers their activities on the ground with authority and conviction; and describes with a sure touch the complex atmosphere of jealousies, political jockeying and incipient treachery ... the book is a tribute to them all and a worthy record. - Charles Vyvyan, Country LifeEnthralling new details about World War II and Churchill's top-secret Special Operations Executive are uncovered - Val Hennessy, Daily MailAs Binney observes in this fascinating and valuable account, these girls were no Charlotte Grays, ducking out of service to pursue calls of the heart. They were girls who did the business. - Alan Judd, Sunday TelegraphThis remarkable story . . . pays tribute to their astonishing and often unsung heroism without resorting to sensationalism. - Sunday MercuryReading [this] no one would ever doubt the courage of the men and women of Special Operation Executive - Artemis Cooper, Daily Telegraph
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