Nancy Wake (1912–2011)
Auteur van The White Mouse: The Autobiography of the Woman the Gestapo Called the White Mouse
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Fotografie: Studio portrait of Nancy Wake c. 1945
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Wake, Nancy Grace Augusta
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- White Mouse
Foreward, Nancy Grace Augusta (second marriage)
Fiocca, Nancy Grace Augusta (first marriage) - Geboortedatum
- 1912-08-30
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2011-08-07
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- New Zealand (birth)
Australia - Geboorteplaats
- Roseneath, New Zealand
- Plaats van overlijden
- London, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Paris, France
Marseille, France - Beroepen
- freelance journalist
resistance fighter - Relaties
- Rake, Denis (colleague)
- Organisaties
- Special Operations Executive
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- George Medal
Medal of Freedom (U.S.)
Médaille de la Résistance
Croix de Guerre
Legion d'Honneur (1988)
Order of Australia (Companion, 2004) - Korte biografie
- 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.
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The White Mouse door 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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