
$29.05
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2011
Summary
The White Mouse: A WWII Legend’s Tale of Resistance and Courage
Nancy Wake, the woman known as ‘the white mouse’ for her uncanny ability to evade capture, unveils her remarkable story in her own words. As the Gestapo’s most wanted person and one of the most decorated servicewomen of World War II, her experiences are nothing short of extraordinary.
Living a charmed life in 1930s Paris and later Marseilles with her husband, Nancy’s world was upended by the outbreak of World Wa…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781742610757 |
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ISBN-10: | 1742610757 |
Author: | Nancy Wake |
Publisher: | Pan Macmillan Australia |
Imprint: | Macmillan Australia |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 224 |
Edition: | 4th |
Release Date: | 31 October 2011 |
Weight: | 318g |
Dimensions: | 34mm x 231mm x 153mm |
About The Author
Nancy Wake
Nancy Wake left Australia in her early twenties and settled in Paris where she worked as a freelance journalist. For her outstanding work during World War II she was awarded the George Medal; the Croix de Guerre with Palm and Bar; the Croix de Guerre with Star; the Medaille de la Resistance; and the American Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm; and she was made a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. She died in mid-2011.
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