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The wikipedia article mentioned by another commenter is a bit drier but more informative. The knitting kit stuff is just flourishing and actually was not that
by elzbardico 4y ago
The wikipedia article mentioned by another commenter is a bit drier but more informative.
The knitting kit stuff is just flourishing and actually was not that important. What should have been emphasized is the sheer courage of a teenager being dropped behind the enemy lines as a spy. Spies, moreso in a war, are almost always executed, usually after a gruesome session of torture to extract information.
- tetris11 4y agoUnrelated, but it mentions she was part of the "Scientist" circuit, which was run by André Grandclément [0] who turned out to be a double agent. Most of Latour's circuit were wiped out. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Grandcl%C3%A9ment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Grandcl%C3%A9ment
- packersville 4y agoWhat she endured is hard for me to comprehend. Humans like Phyllis are treasures of the human capacity.
- jaystraw 4y agoI've been thinking about this a lot lately. Life is hard, even without war, war being something I've been fortunate to have not experienced. I know the capacity is there as Phyllis proves, and I'm no absolutist when it comes to strife, but, just wow.
- linsomniac 4y ago>a teenager Not to detract from her courage, just to clarify: She was 23, posing as a teenager behind enemy lines. TFA says she was 20 when she joined the WAAF in '41 and started that mission May '44.