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Madame Fourcade's Secret war : : the Daring Young Woman who led France's Largest spy Network Against Hitler

Olson, Lynne. Book - 2019 940.548 Ol, Adult Book / Nonfiction / History / World War II / Olson, Lynne 3 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4 out of 5

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Call Number: 940.548 Ol, Adult Book / Nonfiction / History / World War II / Olson, Lynne
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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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.

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Excellent book about espionage in WWII submitted by smgop on August 7, 2020, 7:22pm This was a historical biography that read like fiction! Amazing all that she was able to accomplish for the Resistance!