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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Main Author: Ottaway, Susan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Little, Brown and Company 2014
Edition:1. United States ed.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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 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
Item Description:"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
Physical Description:VIII, 324 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780316326988
0316326984

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