Nancy Wake (1912–2011)
Autor(a) de The White Mouse: The Autobiography of the Woman the Gestapo Called the White Mouse
About the Author
Image credit: Studio portrait of Nancy Wake c. 1945
Obras de Nancy Wake
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Wake, Nancy Grace Augusta
- Outros nomes
- White Mouse
Foreward, Nancy Grace Augusta (second marriage)
Fiocca, Nancy Grace Augusta (first marriage) - Data de nascimento
- 1912-08-30
- Data de falecimento
- 2011-08-07
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- New Zealand (birth)
Australia - Local de nascimento
- Roseneath, New Zealand
- Local de falecimento
- London, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Paris, France
Marseille, France - Ocupação
- freelance journalist
resistance fighter - Relacionamentos
- Rake, Denis (colleague)
- Organizações
- Special Operations Executive
- Premiações
- George Medal
Medal of Freedom (U.S.)
Médaille de la Résistance
Croix de Guerre
Legion d'Honneur (1988)
Order of Australia (Companion, 2004) - Pequena biografia
- Nancy Wake joined the French Resistance when Germany invaded in June 1940. Her code names included "White Mouse" and "Andrée." She had to flee France in 1943 when the escape network with which she was working was betrayed. She later parachuted back into France as an SOE liaison with the maquis. She coordinated resistance activity prior to the Allied invasion in June 1944 and recruited more members to the cause. She became one of the most highly decorated officers of World War II.
Membros
Resenhas
The White Mouse de Nancy Wake
My new favorite British lady.
***WHO SUCKED ME IN***
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After helping people flee France from the Nazi's Nancy found herself fleeing to England. Determined to do more, she joined the military and parachuted back into France to coordinate drops of weapons and supplies with the resistance. Overall, I thought Nancy was an intriguing and brave person. At times the book did go into more details about partying and drinking than her missions, but I guess that was just her personality. Overall, an interesting book, one worth picking up.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 142
- Popularidade
- #144,865
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 6
- ISBNs
- 12
- Idiomas
- 1