Courageous Spies and International Intrigue of World War I

by Allison Lassieur

Overview

Explores the lives and daring deeds of spies during World War I using photos, original sources, maps, timelines, and little known facts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756554996
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Spies! Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	960L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Allison Lassieur has never had pop-star dreams, but she once sang in a choir that went on a multi-state tour on the way to Walt Disney World. Today she’s an award-winning author of more than 150 history and non-fiction books about everything from Ancient Rome to the International Space Station. Her books have received several Kirkus starred reviews and Booklist recommendations, and her historical novel Journey to a Promised Land was awarded the 2020 Kansas Library Association Notable Book Award, and Library of Congress Great Reads Book selection. Allison lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, a scruffy, loveable mutt named Jingle Jack, and more books than she can count.

Table of Contents

Gavrilo Princip : the black hand and the start of the war — Code breakers : Blinker Hall and the spies of room 40 — Edith Cavell : the nurse who spied — Sidney Reilly : the ace of spies — Mata Hari : deadly spy or innocent dancer? — La Dame Blanche : a network of spies.

Interviews

Thrilling, in-depth looks at the biographies of the most daring and intriguing spies through the 20th century and beyond. Using full-color photos of real documents and tools, adding maps, timelines, and little-known facts, these books are packed with information in an accessible and exciting format for even picky readers.