A cool and lonely courage: the untold story of sister spies in occupied France

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...

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1. Verfasser: Ottaway, Susan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Little, Brown and Company 2014
Ausgabe:1. United States ed.
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Zusammenfassung: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 camp. She was only 23. Now, for the first time, the truth about these fiercely patriotic women is told in full, their unwavering courage at great personal cost paid tribute to at last
Beschreibung:"Originally published in Great Britain as Sisters, secrets, and sacrifice by HarperCollins Publishers, March 2013"...Title page verso. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-314) and index
Beschreibung:VIII, 324 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780316326988
0316326984

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