The Leper Spy: The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II

The GIs called her Joey. Hundreds owed their lives to the tiny Filipina woman who was one of the top spies for the Allies during World War II, stashing explosives, tracking Japanese troop movements, and smuggling maps of fortifications across enemy lines for Gen. Douglas MacArthur. As the Battle of Manila raged, young Josefina Guerrero walked through gunfire to bandage wounds and close the eyes of the dead. Her valor earned her the Medal of Freed...

By Ben Montgomery
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Chicago Review Press (October 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781613734308
ISBN-13: 978-1613734308
ASIN: 1613734301
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 651943
Format: PDF Text djvu book

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