Code Name Madeleine: A Sufi Spy in Nazi-Occupied Paris

Magida, Arthur J.

ISBN 10: 0393867552 / ISBN 13: 9780393867558

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2021

About this Item

The pages are lightly tanned. The copy shows some external wear and dirtiness, but is in otherwise good, readable condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Code Name Madeleine: A Sufi Spy in Nazi-Occupied Paris
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393867552
• ISBN 13: 9780393867558
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The dramatic story of Noor Inayat Khan, a secret agent for the British in occupied France.

During the critical summer months of 1943, Noor Inayat Khan was the only wireless operator transmitting secret messages from Nazi-occupied France to the Special Operations Executive in Britain. As the daughter of an Indian mystic, brought up in a household devoted to peaceful reflection on the outskirts of Paris, Khan did not seem destined for wartime heroism. Yet, faced with the evils of Nazism, she volunteered to help the British; was trained in espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance; and returned to France with a new identity.

Khan transmitted details crucial to the Allies’ success on D-Day, until she was captured and imprisoned by the Gestapo. She attempted two escapes before being sent to Germany. Three months after the Allied invasion of France, she was executed at Dachau. Her last word was “liberté”.

About the Author

Arthur J. Magida is an award-winning journalist and the author of The Nazi Séance and The Rabbi and the Hit Man. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.