| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxiv, 428 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-405) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue, 1936-1942 -- Leaping into the unknown -- The chaos of defeat -- Fighting back -- Spying in Marseille -- The birth of alliance -- Danger in Paris -- Taking command -- A network in peril -- The mailbag -- The return of Leon Faye -- A game of wits -- "An undisputed leader" -- "Sitting on a barrel of gunpowder" -- The traitor -- A general escapes -- Captured -- Operation Attila -- "Down go the U-boats" -- 1943-1944 -- On the run -- The tinderbox of Lyon -- High anxiety -- "Here you are at last!" -- "The most remarkable girl of her generation" -- Pink heather -- Calamity -- Captives -- The map -- Going home -- 1944-1945 -- Caught in the net -- Liberation and beyond -- "Hail Mary, full of grace" -- The road to Gethsemane -- Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Fourcade, Marie-Madeleine, 1909-1989.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- France -- Biography.
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Spies -- France -- Biography.
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Women spies -- France -- Biography.
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Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Espionage, British -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France.
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| Added Title |
Daring young woman who led France's largest spy network against Hitler |
| ISBN |
9780812994766 |
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0812994760 |
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