A story of a nineteen-year-old woman who disguised herself as a man to avoid an unwanted marriage and who distinguished herself as a male nurse during the Civil War, and later as a spy for the Union Army.

"Tells the story of a young Revolutionary War hero, Dicey Langston, who warned the Patriots of an attack by the brutal Loyalist leader "Bloody Bill" Cunningham"--

"To say Virginia "Dindy" Hall was ambitious would be an understatement. She was that girl at your high school who makes everyone else look like a slacker, no matter how hard they're working. But how many of them can say they've been on Nazi Germany's Most Wanted list? At a time when most women were expected to becomes wives and mothers, Virginia craved adventure. And with the world gearing up for a second World War, this fearless woman knew that she...

"When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was dangerous enough, but as fighting erupted across the continent, instead of returning home, she headed to France. In a country divided between freedom and fascism, Virginia was determined to do her part for the Allies. An ordinary woman from Baltimore, Maryland, she dove into the action, first joining a French ambulance unit and later becoming an undercover...

Describes the lives and covert operations of six women who worked as American spies during World War II.

"Inspired by the life of World War II spy Virginia Hall, this biographical tale highlights her many facets and adventurous spirit"--

Details the lives of six women who fought to preserve the Union, and to support abolition and women's rights, by serving as spies during the Civil War.