- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2011
Summary
Nancy Wake, nicknamed ‘the white mouse’ for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. As the Gestapo’s most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the war, it’s a story worth telling.
After living and working in Paris in the 1930’s, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and the invasion of France. Her life shattered, Nancy joined the French resistance and, later, began work with…
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: | 1 November 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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