Nancy Wake: The gripping true story of the woman who became the Gestapo's most w

Description: Nancy Wake by Peter FitzSimons The gripping true story of the woman who became the Gestapos most wanted spy In the early 1930s, Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris. By the end of the Second World War, she was the Gestapos most wanted person. As a naïve, young journalist, Nancy Wake witnessed a horrific scene of Nazi violence in a Viennese street. From that moment, she declared that she would do everything in her power to rid Europe of the Nazis. What began as a courier job here and there became a highly successful escape network for Allied soldiers, perfectly camouflaged by Nancys high-society life in Marseille. Her network was soon so successful - and so notorious - that she was forced to flee France to escape the Gestapo, who had dubbed her "the white mouse" for her knack of slipping through its traps. But Nancy was a passionate enemy of the Nazis and refused to stay away. Supplying weapons and training members of a powerful underground fighting force, organising Allied parachute drops, cycling four hundred kilometres across a mountain range to find a new transmitting radio - nothing seemed too difficult in her fight against the Nazis. Peter FitzSimons reveals Nancy Wakes compelling story, a tale of an ordinary woman doing extraordinary things.For fans of A Woman of No Importance and Code Name: Lise comes the true story behind the historical fiction novels Code Name Helène and Liberation. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Peter FitzSimons is a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald. He is the author of over twenty-seven books - including biographies of Charles Kingsford Smith, Nancy Wake, Kim Beazley, Nene King, Nick Farr-Jones, Steve Waugh and John Eales - and is one of Australias biggest selling non-fiction authors of the last fifteen years. Details ISBN0732295254 Pages 416 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Year 2011 ISBN-10 0732295254 ISBN-13 9780732295257 Format Paperback Imprint HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Place of Publication New South Wales Country of Publication Australia Author Peter FitzSimons Publication Date 2011-11-08 DEWEY 940.5344092 Short Title Nancy Wake Language English Subtitle The gripping true story of the woman who became the Gestapos most wanted spy Illustrator Ariel Padilla Birth 19730620 Affiliation Bond University Position Associate Director Qualifications Ph.D. Alternative 9781460752982 Audience General NZ Release Date 2011-12-13 AU Release Date 2011-11-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:37277926;

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