The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour
The extraordinary untold story of Pippa Latour, who parachuted into occupied France in 1944 as an undercover agent and sent secret messages back to Britain.
Vivid, honest, inspiring and sometimes shocking, Pippa Latour's memoir shows how right the SOE were to assess her as having 'tons of guts'The Last Secret Agent provides an important and compelling contribution to the record of women's active service behind enemy lines in the Second World War. * Clare Mulley *
This memoir of the last SOE F section agent Pippa Latour is vivid and vibrant. Her own words echo with resonance across the pages, punctuated with historical context and fact. Pippa's story will remain in the hearts and minds of readers for a long time, keeping her memory very much alive. * Kate Vigurs, author of Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE *
A rare glimpse into the life of the last surviving SOE agent to have seen action behind enemy lines in France. Pippa's story is one of immense courage and personal sacrifice... a truly gripping and remarkable wartime service. * Helen Fry, author of 'Women in Intelligence' *
Extraordinary... enthralling. We may think we have read all we need to about the Second World War's secret war, but despite an army of histories and fine biographies, Latour's account is the only first-person memoir we have by a female agent within it. It's also almost certainly the last, as she was the only surviving France Section SOE agent - sent to "set Europe ablaze" - until recently, dying a year ago after finishing her book, aged 102. A darkly moving, marvellously detailed book. * The Telegraph *
Compulsively readable... a brilliant book. * Mail On Sunday *
This memoir of the last SOE F section agent Pippa Latour is vivid and vibrant. Her own words echo with resonance across the pages, punctuated with historical context and fact. Pippa's story will remain in the hearts and minds of readers for a long time, keeping her memory very much alive. * Kate Vigurs, author of Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE *
A rare glimpse into the life of the last surviving SOE agent to have seen action behind enemy lines in France. Pippa's story is one of immense courage and personal sacrifice... a truly gripping and remarkable wartime service. * Helen Fry, author of 'Women in Intelligence' *
Extraordinary... enthralling. We may think we have read all we need to about the Second World War's secret war, but despite an army of histories and fine biographies, Latour's account is the only first-person memoir we have by a female agent within it. It's also almost certainly the last, as she was the only surviving France Section SOE agent - sent to "set Europe ablaze" - until recently, dying a year ago after finishing her book, aged 102. A darkly moving, marvellously detailed book. * The Telegraph *
Compulsively readable... a brilliant book. * Mail On Sunday *
Following the war, Pippa settled in New Zealand where she raised four children. For decades, Pippa told no one - not even her family - of her incredible feats during WWII. In the final months of her life, Pippa finally decided to tell her remarkable story, written with the assistance of award-winning historical documentary producer and writer Jude Dobson. Pippa died in 2023, at the age of 102.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781800962798 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800962797 |
| Title | The Last Secret Agent |
| Author | Pippa Latour |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2025-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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