Wolves at the Door Quotes

“The spirit lived on in the hearts of those left behind. She felt that her brother’s spirit would be with her, working beside her.”
― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

“optimism of his class. It was a world not unlike the one Edwin Hall had provided for his family. Yet Roosevelt was able to sympathize with the downtrodden and meant”
― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

“Never kill a German,” Leslie told them a few days later. “Put him in the hospital for six months instead. He’s more bother to his commander alive than dead. A wounded soldier has to be looked after. A dead soldier is buried and forgotten.”
― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

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― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

“The story describing the event circled the globe, thanks to the Associated Press, and brought its own surprise benefit. Hollywood took notice, and The Wolves at the Door was optioned for a movie. Only preliminary work has begun on the film, but I have every confidence that Virginia’s dedication to freedom will soon appear on the silver screen.”
― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

“And they were without a useful deterrent. Enter General Wolff. He and his Nazi cohorts would shift their allegiance to the West and would arrange for an army of some 5,000 anti-Communists of Eastern European and Russian descent. After espionage training at a camp called Oberammergau, the army of spies would cover Europe, undertaking a covert battle against Communism.”
― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

“Now that the Allies had made good on their promises, these people were taking their uniforms out of mothballs and claiming they had been part of the Resistance all along. It was a situation repeating itself all over France.”
― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

“Brigitte LeContre, code-named Germaine, arrived in Vichy, France, on Saturday, August 23, 1941. She was the first woman field agent the SOE had sent into France.”
― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

“The oral examination was given in two parts. The first required that the candidate demonstrate a proficiency in a chosen foreign language and was scored in an objective manner. The second portion gave the State Department the opportunity to judge the applicant’s ability to think on her feet. These answers by their very nature were highly subjective.”
― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy

“President Grover Cleveland issued an executive order in 1895 regarding entrance to the Foreign Service. Potential candidates were required to pass two examinations, one written and the other oral, to measure an applicant’s knowledge and understanding on a range of subjects deemed necessary for the position. The written examination included essay questions about international law, arithmetic, modern history, resources and commerce of the United States, political and commercial geography, political economy, and American history and institutions.”
― Judith L. Pearson, The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy