Spies: Krystyna Skarbek

Published: April 27, 2021, 9 a.m.

b'Krystyna Skarbek (1908-1952) was one of the most renowned female operatives in the Allied Resistance. She used the art of persuasion to deceive her enemies, and escaped capture more than once. Her beauty and savviness inspired the original Bond girl, Vesper Lynd.'