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Madame Fourcade's secret war, the daring young woman who led France's largest spy network against Hitler, Lynne Olson

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Madame Fourcade's secret war, the daring young woman who led France's largest spy network against Hitler, Lynne Olson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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individual biography

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illustrationsportraitsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Madame Fourcade's secret war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1060184003

Responsibility statement

Lynne Olson

Sub title

the daring young woman who led France's largest spy network against Hitler

Summary

"The little-known story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II" -- From book jacket

Table Of Contents

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 Léon 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

Target audience

adult

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Daring young woman who led France's largest spy network against Hitler

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