The only woman to reach London from Warsaw during WW2, she was later parachuted back into Poland where she was deeply involved in the Uprising; she then disappeared into the Soviet prison system.
Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistance Fighter Elzbieta Zawacka
(author)
£22.00
Edition:Hardback978139960106116/05/2024
Categories: 01. Spring Books 2024: Biographical, Biography, Letters & Diaries, Spring Books 2024
Tags: Espionage, Poland, WW2
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