Best Of: Vera Atkins

Published: Aug. 4, 2021, 9 a.m.

b'Vera Atkins (1908-2000) was a no-nonsense, skillful interrogator and spymaster. She recruited and trained hundreds of British agents to descend into enemy territory to collect intel during World War II. Through her affinity for languages and her meticulous attention to detail, she foiled many critical German plans.'