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Virginia Hall
This "most dangerous of all spies" staged daring mountaintop escapes, prison breaks, and railway bombings -- all on her trusty wooden leg, codenamed "Cuthbert."
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Miriam O’Brien Underhill
Men? Mountaineer Miriam O'Brien Underhill Don't Need No Stinkin' Men - She pioneered and argued for "manless" climbing in a…
One-Legged Spy Virginia Hall Gets Her Own Movie
One of the most dangerous spies in WW2 was one-legged Virginia Hall (and her wooden leg Cuthbert) -- and she's now getting a movie, starring Daisy Ridley!
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