November 2013
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Code Name Verity by Call Number: CL YA Wei50c 2012Oct. 11th, 1943-A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before its barely begun. When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, shes living a spy's worst nightmare.
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Additional Resources
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BBC Memories: Women's Auxiliary AirforceBBC asked citizens to share their memories and photographs of WWII. This is what they collected about the Women's Auxiliary Air force.
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BBC: World War IILearn more about Britain in WWII.
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British National Archives: WWII ImagesWonder what a particular plane or location looks like? Search for it in the National Archives images.
Watch the WPA introduce a new British plane
Check out this video! The 1945 WPA film introduces the Vampire, a plane just larger than the Spitfire, featured in Code Name Verity.