A Most Unlikely Spy

A Most Unlikely SpyConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 803, Segment 3

Dec 29, 2020 • 13m

Virginia Hall was a Baltimore socialite, amputee, and the most dangerous Allied Spy of WWII. This is her story of heroism, self-sacrifice, and grit. Guest: Sonia Purnell, author, "A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II"

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