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The White Mouse

By: Nancy Wake
Narrated by: Christine Jeffery
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 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 an escape-route network for allied soldiers. Eventually Nancy had to escape from France herself to avoid capture by the Gestapo. In London she trained with the Special Operations Executive as a secret agent and saboteur before parachuting back into France. Nancy became a leading figure in the Maquis of the Auvergne district, in charge of finance and obtaining arms, and helped to forge the Maquis into a superb fighting force. During her lifetime, Nancy Wake was hailed as a legend. Her autobiography recounts her extraordinary wartime experiences in her own words.©1985 Nancy Forward (P)2021 Bolinda Publishing Historical Military & War Women War
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great listen and the 3rd one in relation to Nancy wake. some details differ from the other accounts and I probably enjoyed the Peter fiztsimons version the most as it reveals her life before and after France. as a listener I had so many questions... but her feats during the war and the horrors she saw were awe inspiring and sad. a life well lived..

just an amazing woman and story

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Written in the first person by the person in the story it has an authenticity that other books about this brave woman may lack. It will take you into the mind of someone involved in Resistance in France during WW2 rather than a gung ho novel. Recommended.

Gripping

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Loved everything about this book. Nancy Wakes story, her way of telling it, that time in history that was so horrendously brutal , yet there were people risking everything for strangers. Such an amazing story.

What an amazing woman, and such an incredible time in history.

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An interesting story of bravery & commitment in perilous times. Nancy was an extraordinary woman.

An Interesting Story

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Struggled to finish. Nothing like what the description says. Save your money. Story is mote about opinions on drinks and food than anything else

Terrible

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