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TITLE:
A cool and lonely courage : the untold story of sister spies in occupied France / Susan Ottaway.
Pub Date:
2014.
ISBN:
9780316326988
Edition:
First United States edition.
Description:
viii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Abstract:
Eileen Nearne and her sister Jacqueline were agents for the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War, working undercover in Nazi-occupied France to send crucial intelligence to the Allies. But the war dealt these sisters a cruel hand. While Jacqueline narrowly evaded capture, Eileen was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo before being incarcerated in Ravensbruck concentration camp. She was only 23. Now, for the first time, the truth about these fiercely patriotic women is told in full, their unwavering courage at great personal cost paid tribute to at last.
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