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Germany (Hitler's) Official Secret Police

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Here we arrive at the beginning of the book. In late October 1943, after landing in Ormaie France and looking in the wrong direction while crossing the street, Verity is taken prisoner and forced to write a confession.

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Happening just before Britain's declaration of war against Germany, Maddie flies across Europe alone and is in awe. After doing so, she is determined to join the war effort, quite literally sobbing over the loveliness of her home and the damage the war will do. Altogether it can be considered a monumental moment, prompting Maddie to join RAF (as a radio operator) and ATA.

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In the Summer of 1940, Queenie aids Maddie in luring a German bomber to the RAF base at Maidsend, sparking interest between the two. They share a bunker during an air raid that night and some snacks the next time, starting an unlikely friendship (like listing their fears to one another). During the next air raid, they shoot down a Messerschmidt 109 together with Queenie commanding and Maddie aiming. They also meet the "Bloody Machiavellian English Intelligence Officer playing God", who enlists Queenie to become a spy and takes a liking to Maddie (a female pilot after all!).

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Green Flash appearing on the horizon | Fleet Science Center

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Maddie and Dympa take Queenie on her first flight, much to the latter's dismay (a deathly fear of flying - getting bombed in the air). They see the green flash (and were concerned that it was a bomb of the sorts), an omen foreboding that you'll never go wrong in matters of the heart. This is also the flight that shoehorns Maddie into joining the ATA!

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ATA Women in uniform (LOOK AT THEM WHOA!!)

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Though not a monumental moment, it does deserve a mention. Maddie joins the ATA (Air Auxiliary Transport) while Queenie joins the SOE (Special Operations Executive).

Queenie only sees Maddie three times throughout the year, including the meeting at Manchester when Queenie's brother Jamie was in awful shape (several fingers and toes lost, got bombed in the air) and when Queenie practiced her parachute jumps.

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Another ATA pilot beside her plane (Spitfire), which Maddie HAS flown!

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Maddie ferries Queenie around (to paraphrase)

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Maddie ferries Queenie around (to paraphrase)

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Throughout the year 1942, Queenie made two practice parachute jumps from Maddie's plane as part of her training.

Then, in September, Queenie also sees Maddie as her ferry pilot, in which Queenie successfully completed a mission in France (which was an impressive moment), which we informed about slightly later. The two meet as Maddie was recruited a few months earlier as to fly special missions!

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The Introduction of Eva Seiler (Julie's several roles)

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The Introduction of Eva Seiler (Julie's several roles)

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Queenie, Maddie, and Jamie are all stationed at the same SOE airfield. Through this we find out (along with Maddie) that Queenie is both completing brief missions in France and playing the role of Eva Seiler (who we later find out is a BIG DEAL), liaison to Berlin and fierce operative, in order to get information from German prisoners. After an especially violent confrontation (which Maddie questions her about), Queenie is given leave to decide if she wishes to continue her SOE work. Because of this, she returns home where her mother asks about her work and recieves a charming pullover from her granny (which relates back to previous entries where Queenie is stripped away from this specific pullover before eventually being returned it).

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A photo of Nazi occupation in France, ahead of the Arc de Triomphe

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In early fall, Queenie completes extensive training to prepare her to go undercover in France (a mission she admits at the time everyone thought was a great idea - and it succeeded).

Then, in early October Queenie and everyone else involved in Operation Dogstar gather at the SOE airfield, where they find out that one of the operatives is missing due to an injury (a pilot I believe?). This is a horrible setback as they have been waiting ages for the perfect conditions of this operation - and so Maddie volunteers (and gets the job, much to Jamie's disgruntlement). On October 11th, Maddie flies Queenie to France but are hit by sudden bombs. Queenie parachutes out of their injured plane as Maddie needs to risk landing (which she couldn't do several times) and tells Maddie to "Kiss me Hardy" as her final words. After all this, all the background context is given and the pieces begin to fit.

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WW2 British Propaganda Poster, urging citizens to help one another 

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Verity/Julie writes her "confession" to the Nazis (in which now we know she has been playing them this entire time), delivered in story-format. From here on we are described about Julie's experiences in the prison, her fellow prisoners, the executions, the writing processes and so and so (and I daresay she makes herself VERY unlikable).

During this, Georiga Penn interviews Julie for "propaganda purposes" when in reality, Penn is there to check on the condition of Julie. They're able to pass on information after Georgia reveals herself by using Julie's code name, Verity.

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Maddie and Julie, drawn by OblivionsDreams on DeviantArt

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Before we get to this point, while we were being told of Julie's viewpoint, Maddie's had several of her own journeys. She was able to safely land her plane and deliver the explosives and supplies to the French Resistance and had taken shelter with them. We meet some lovely people like La Cadette and Gabrielle (because her code name is a pain to type) and the sleazy leader Paul, and are introduced to the perilous world of the rebels. They themselves also have a Nazi operator in their midst, which they use to their advantage (and we meet von Linden too!). The Resistance finally convinces Engel to join them and Maddie gets her hands on Julie's manuscripts with directions to save the prisoners and information to destroy the base (which happens AFTER this plot-twist event).

And now, back to the main topic, Julie is being transported along with several other prisoners when the Damask circuit ambushes the vehicle. When the rescue attempt goes wrong, Maddie starts to sob - something Julie immediately recognizes (and it's quite bittersweet, with Julie's face lighting up and becoming beautiful once more). She cries out for Maddie to shoot her (saying, "Kiss me, Hardy") and Maddie obliges, killing her friend before the Nazis could further torture and use her.

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A random blueprint of a hotel in France (does the Château de Bordeaux even exist? - it does)

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At the very end, Engel turns over and tells Maddie about all she's done to help Julie, erasing the code on Julie's scarves, attempting to give her more humane treatment, the development of her consciousness (though it was very present). She is able to turn a new leaf, becoming the guardian angel by providing the copy of Julie's confession (as she was the translator of such) and ultimately bringing down the Château de Bordeaux.

They bombed the building later on - LET'S FREAKING GO!!

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The Union Jack being hoisted after the recapture of one of Italy's cities, a battle won - but at what cost? 

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The Horrors of War - Maddie's Aftermath 

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The Horrors of War - Maddie's Aftermath 

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The events go somewhat like this:

Maddie - after bombing the Nazi base - is sent back.

She is interviewed and grilled about what happened during her time in France, in which we can see changes in her personality, how she is now much more volatile and upset over the mentions of Julie.

She is not court-martialed and is allowed to continue flying, marveling at the fact.

She receives a letter from Julie mom, Esme, who invites her over to their house, viewing Maddie as one of their own and telling Maddie that she believed that what Maddie did was right (as Maddie told Jamie about her shooting Julie).

I, too, believe she was in the right. Julie would've been sent away to be tortured and experimented on in a concentration camp. The Ending, like the entire book, was dreadfully bittersweet as Maddie will never be the same again, a part of her broken self stuck in France forever.

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