Gabrielle Petit : the death and life of a female spy in the First World War

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De Schaepdrijver, Sophie author

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This book examines the life of Gabrielle Petit, an ambitious and patriotic Belgian, executed by firing squad in 1916 for her role as an intelligence agent for the British Army. After the First Worl...

This book examines the life of Gabrielle Petit, an ambitious and patriotic Belgian, executed by firing squad in 1916 for her role as an intelligence agent for the British Army. After the First World War she was celebrated as an example of stern endeavour, but a hundred years later her memory has faded. In this historical biography, the author uses Petit's life to explore gender, class and heroism in the context of occupied Europe.--Publisher's description.

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