http://www.metafilter.com/tags/ChristineGranville Posts tagged with 'ChristineGranville' at MetaFilter. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 16:56:57 -0800 Sun, 06 Aug 2006 16:56:57 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/53671/Larger%2DThan%2DLife%2DChristine%2DGranville <a href="http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SOEgranville.htm">The Real-Life Vesper Lynde.</a> Known to history as Christine Granville, Krystyna Skarbek was first Polish nobility and later Churchill's favorite spy. Undaunted by weather, Christine skied over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_Mountains"> Tatras</a> from Hungary to Poland to gather intelligence and participated in the liberation of France. She was awarded the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix_de_guerre"> Croix de Guerre,</a> but found herself ill-suited to normal employment, and worked as a saleswoman at Harrods and as a telephonist before becoming an oceanliner stewardess. Along the way, Christine met <a href="http://www.ianflemingcentre.com/"> Ian Fleming</a>, who may have <a href="http://www.polishnews.com/pdf/history/sikorski_p3.pdf"> based his first "Bond Girl"</a> on the intrepid spy. Want to know more? Read her recently republished <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1844082385/202-4229361-7793443?v=glance&n=266239"> biography</a> or <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/Default.asp"> order her file</a> from the Briish National Archives. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.53671 Sun, 06 Aug 2006 16:56:57 -0800 CasinoRoyale ChristineGranville IanFleming JamesBond KrystnaSkarbek Polish SOE spyies women'shistory WorldWarII Medieval Maven