In September 1941, a young American woman confidently ascends the stairs of a hotel in Lyon, Vichy France. Her official documents identify her as a journalist, and her wooden leg is skillfully concealed by a purposeful stride and captivating beauty. Her mission: to ignite the flames of resistance.
By 1942, Virginia Hall had become the top priority target for the Gestapo. She had infiltrated Vichy command, provided guerrilla warfare training to civilians, and executed daring rescues of soldiers from Nazi prison camps. As the first woman to operate undercover for British SOE, her intelligence efforts significantly altered the course of the war. Yet, her struggle was far from over.
This espionage account is truly unique, recounting the hunting accident that left her disabled, the discrimination she vehemently opposed, and the clandestine life that enabled her to triumph over formidable adversity.