| Author |
FitzSimons, Peter, 1961- author. |
| Title |
Nancy Wake : a biography of our greatest war heroine 1912-2011 / Peter FitzSimons. |
| Published |
Sydney, N.S.W. :
HarperCollins,
2016. |
| Description |
viii, 390 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm. |
| General Note |
First published: 2001. |
| PRC - Premier's Reading Challenge 9Plus |
| Summary |
Nancy Wake lived in France before WWII, and at the outbreak of war, she joined a resistance group in Marseilles and became the no. 1 target on the Gestapo's most wanted list. Dubbed the White Mouse, she managed to escape and flee to England. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subjects |
Wake, Nancy, -- 1912-2011 |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian. |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, New Zealand |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Biography |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Biography |
| Genre |
Biographies |
