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Meet Maria Poliakova, super spy of the Second World War, who gained the top secrets from the Germans. Russian-born, young and beautiful, with the ability to speak a number of languages, she was sent to establish a spy ring. Follow her exciting journey and see if she managed to escape, as the Germans closed in, to stop her spying activities. Her amazing story comes alive through BioViews®.
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Simone de Beauvoir
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