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Two young women become unlikely best friends during WWII, until one is captured by the Gestapo. Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. Yet whenever their paths cross, they complement... read more

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Code Name Verity, which will publish in Spring 2012, is the story of two young women from totally different backgrounds who are thrown together during World War II.

Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one an Air Transport... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Code Name Verity, which will publish in Spring 2012, is the story of two young women from totally different backgrounds who are thrown together during World War II.

Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one an Air Transport Auxiliary pilot, the other a wireless operator with the WAAF. Yet whenever their paths cross, they complement each other perfectly and before long become devoted friends.

But then a vital mission goes wrong, and one of the friends has to bail out of a faulty plane over France. Almost immediately she is arrested by the Gestapo, and it seems her mission may be over before it's even begun. The story begins in "Verity's" own words, as she writes her account for her captors...

Elizabeth Wein is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots. She was awarded the Scottish Aero Club's Watson Cup for best student pilot in 2003 and it was her love of flying that partly inspired the idea for Code Name Verity.

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  • “Fraulein Engle, you are not a student of literature. The English Flight Officer has studied the craft of the novel. She is making use of suspense and foreshadowing.”
    SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Amadeus von Linden

Organizations edit see section history

  • SOE: Special Operations Executive
  • WAAF: Women's Auxiliary Air Force
  • ATA: Air Transport Auxiliary

First Sentence edit see section history

I am a coward.

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Part 1 Verity
Ormaie 8.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 9.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 10.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 11.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 16.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 17.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 18.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 20.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 21.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 22.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 23.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 24.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 25.XI.43 JB-S
Ormaie 28.XI.43 JB-S
Part 2 Kittyhawk
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Author’s Debriefing
A Brief Bibliography

Glossary edit see section history

  • Verity: 1.A true principle or belief, esp. one of fundamental importance.2.Truth: "irrefutable, objective verity".

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Code Name Verity. (standard series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Elizabeth Wein (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 15, 2012
ISBN: 978-1423152194
Page Count: 352

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Reading Level: Young Adults

has scenes of torture

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