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Vera Atkins, a covert operations officer, got the sole role, in fact the starring role, in the grand encounter. She took him over. He was so "impressed" by what she told him, about covert operations and code-breaking, that he personally gave FDR "his strong Impression of her" and
4 de nov. de 2020 · A previously hidden figure of the spy world is finally being recognised in a new film. It’s one of several recent movies about real women and resistance, says Caryn James.
30 de ago. de 2006 · Miss Atkins may have been too secretive for her own good. In later years she was suspected of being either a German or a Soviet spy. One former colleague, writing to her in the 1960’s, faulted ...
Atkins was of Jewish descent, something she took pains to hide at various times in her life. She was born Vera-May Rosenberg on June 15, 1908, in Galatz, Romania. She later took her English mother's maiden name, which was Atkins, when she moved to England in the 1930s, and she replaced May with the more Christian-sounding Maria.
În 1947, după moartea mamei ei, Vera Atkins s-a retras din serviciul activ al intelligence-ului britanic și a lucrat pentru UNESCO, mai întâi ca office manager și apoi ca directoare. În 1961, când a ieșit la pensie, s-a stabilit într-un sat din Anglia. A murit pe 24 iunie 2000, la vârsta de 92 de ani, într-un spital din Hastings ...
4 de dic. de 2007 · Paperback – December 4, 2007. by Sarah Helm (Author) 4.4 1,195 ratings. See all formats and editions. From an award-winning journalist comes this real-life cloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain’s premiere secret agents during World War II. As the head of the French Section of the British Special Operations Executive, Vera ...
From an award-winning journalist comes this real-life cloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain’s premiere secret agents during World War II. As the head of the French Section of the British Special Operations Executive, Vera Atkins recruited, trained, and mentored special operatives whose job was to organize and arm the resistance in Nazi-occupied France.
