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Shadow Warriors of World War II: The Daring Women of the OSS and SOE
Greg Lewis

Shadow Warriors of World War II: The Daring Women of the OSS and SOE

Shadow Warriors unveils the history of the courageous women who volunteered to work behind enemy lines. Sent into Nazi-occupied Europe by the United States' Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE), these women helped establish a web of resistance groups across the continent. Their extraordinary heroism, initiative, and resourcefulness contributed to the Allied breakout of the Normandy beachheads and to the eventual defeat of the Nazis. The stories of Virginia Hall, Nancy Wake, Elizabeth Devereaux Rochester, Pearl Witherington, Betty Pack and many more weave together to tell a dramatic tale of espionage and conspiracy.

Book Details:

  • Author: Greg Lewis
  • Published Year: 2017
  • Rights Sold
    • US: Chicago Review Press
    • UK: Amberley Books
    • Italy: Giunti
    • Czech Republic: Prah
    • Poland: Bellona
Greg Lewis

Greg Lewis

Greg Lewis is a writer and television producer/director who has written extensively about espionage, resistance and the Second World War. His book, Defying Hitler (written with Gordon Thomas) was published by Penguin Random House and was a top-five pick in both USA Today and the New York Post. It was described by New York Times bestselling author Alex Kershaw as a “terrifying and timely account of resistance in the face of the greatest of evils”. Shadow Warriors has been published in five countries and was optioned for a film/mini-series. Clare Mulley (Agent Zo, The Women Who F...
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Book Reviews

  • "The riveting stories of the courageous British and American female special agents rattle out in quick-fire bursts from these pages. But what gives this book weight is the interweaving of the SOE and OSS narratives, all to much divorced in histories of the secret war."
    Clare Mulley, author of Agent Zo and The Spy Who Loved: The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville
  • "An in-depth look at the highly-intelligent, often-glamorous females who went behind enemy lines to set up resistance groups, spied on the Nazis and risked being captured, tortured and killed."
    Sunday Post
  • "Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, Shadow Warriors of World War II is strongly and unreservedly recommended as a critically important contribution to community, college, and university library World War II Military History collections and supplemental studies reading lists."
    Midwest Book Review
  • "A welcome addition to WWII literature."
    Kirkus Reviews
  • "This is an invaluable historical account, shedding light on the heroism and bravery of the women spies who helped usher the Allied forces toward a victory."
    ForeWord
  • "There is no shortage of suspense and agony, all written in a smooth and easy-to-read style."
    The Internet Review of Books
  • "Inspirational true stories…a reminder that all conflicts have their fair share of heroes - these women and their exploits must never be forgotten."
    Books Monthly
  • "Absorbing and gripping."
    Home Front