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History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Virginia Hall’s Great Escape

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Virginia Hall's Life After the Second World War

Virginia Hall was born in 1906 and grew up on a farm near Baltimore, Maryland. Her family were well off and could pursue fashionable hobbies. She applied for a diplomatic role at the United States State Department but was rejected. After losing half of her leg to sepsis she returned to work as a clerk. But soon after Stalin threatened Estonia with war, Hall was ready to act. In her 30sshe would build a network of spies,. train French resistance forces, and mastermind one of the most astonishing prison escapes - becoming the Gestapo's most wanted target.

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