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For Nancy, what began as a courier job became a highly successful escape network for Allied soldiers, perfectly camouflaged by her high-society life in Marseilles. Such was Nancy's knack of slipping through the Gestapo's traps, she was dubbed 'the white mouse'. Much later in the war, Nancy discovered that her husband had been tortured and executed for not revealing her whereabouts.
Nancy was forced to flee to England, where she was trained by the British Special Operations Executive and parachuted back behind enemy lines. Again, she rallied to the cause and helped lead a powerful resistance force. Her work included supplying weapons, organising countless ambushes, and she once cycled four hundred kilometres through German checkpoints and across a mountain range to find a new transmitting radio.
Nancy Wake is today one of the most decorated wartime heroines, having received numerous international honours, including the George Medal, the Croix de Guerre, the Medaille de la Resistance, the Chevalier de Legion d'Honneur and the US Medal of Freedom.
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Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Nancy Wake Biography This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780732269197
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001157649
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Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780732269197
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Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Fine. Reprint. 310 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. As A Naive, Young Journalist, Nancy Wake Witnessed A Horrific Scene Of Nazi Violence In A Viennese Street. From That Moment, She Declared That She Would Do Everything In Her Power To Rid Europe Of The Nazi Presence. What Began As A Courier Job Here And There Became A Highly Successful Escape Network For Allied Soldiers, Perfectly Camourflaged By Nancy's High-society Life In Marseille. Seller Inventory # 176791
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Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
9th reprint of the 2001 original. X, 310 PP, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 23.5 x 15.2. Seller Inventory # 76396
Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 310 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. As A Naive, Young Journalist, Nancy Wake Witnessed A Horrific Scene Of Nazi Violence In A Viennese Street. From That Moment, She Declared That She Would Do Everything In Her Power To Rid Europe Of The Nazi Presence. What Began As A Courier Job Here And There Became A Highly Successful Escape Network For Allied Soldiers, Perfectly Camourflaged By Nancy's High-society Life In Marseille. Seller Inventory # 227046
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Seller: Global Village Books, Bundall, QLD, Australia
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 310pp, VH. B&w plates. Australian woman who fought with the Resistance in occupied France during World War 2, nicknamed the 'White Mouse'. Owner name. Size: Large 8vo. Seller Inventory # 22710
Seller: Global Village Books, Bundall, QLD, Australia
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 310pp, VH. B&w plates. Australian woman who fought with the Resistance in occupied France during World War 2, nicknamed the 'White Mouse'. Size: Large 8vo. Seller Inventory # 321508
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Appalled by what she'd seen of the Nazis in Berlin and Vienna, Nancy joined a resistance group in Marseilles helping to smuggle out escaped British prisoners. By 1943, Nancy had become the No 1 target on the Gestapo's most wanted list, and there was a five million-franc price on her head. Seller Inventory # 00108258161
Seller: M. C. Wilson, Perth, WA, Australia
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Reprint 2003 Soft Cover near fine book, corners and edges lightly rubbed, page margins lightly browned. No inscription. 310 pages with index. 2 Appendices. Illustrations. Bibliography. Seller Inventory # 0019633