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Espionage, British France History 20th century Fourcade, Marie-Madeleine 1909-1989 Spies France Biography Spies Great Britain Biography Women spies France Biography Women spies Great Britain Biography World War, 1939-1945 Secret service France Biography World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain Biography World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France World War, 1939-1945 Women FranceFilter By Subjects
Espionage, British France History 20th century Fourcade, Marie-Madeleine 1909-1989 Spies France Biography Spies Great Britain Biography Women spies France Biography Women spies Great Britain Biography World War, 1939-1945 Secret service France Biography World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain Biography World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France World War, 1939-1945 Women FranceOttaway, Susan.
Summary: Eileen Nearne and her sister Jacqueline were agents for the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War, working undercover in Nazi-occupied France to send crucial intelligence to the Allies. But the war dealt these sisters a cruel hand. While Jacqueline narrowly evaded capture, Eileen was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo before being incarcerated in Ravensbruck concentration...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 OTTOlson, Lynne
Summary: "The little-known story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II ... In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of a vast intelligence organization--the only woman to serve as a chef de résistance during the war. Strong-willed,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019