Author: Mme. Édouard Adolphe Drumont
Publisher: London : [s.n.]
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
A French Mother in War Time
Author: Mme. Édouard Adolphe Drumont
Publisher: London : [s.n.]
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher: London : [s.n.]
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Code Girls
Author: Liza Mundy
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 0316352551
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post). Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 0316352551
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post). Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.
Andree's War
Author: Francelle Bradford White
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson
ISBN: 9781783960248
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A true story of bravery and courage in occupied Paris, told in English for the very first time
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson
ISBN: 9781783960248
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A true story of bravery and courage in occupied Paris, told in English for the very first time
Madame Fourcade's Secret War
Author: Lynne Olson
Publisher: Scribe Publications
ISBN: 1925693716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
A WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR The little-known true story of the woman who headed the largest spy network in Vichy France during World War II. In 1941, a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of Alliance, a vast Resistance organisation — the only woman to hold such a role. Brave, independent, and a lifelong rebel against her country’s conservative, patriarchal society, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade was temperamentally made for the job. No other French spy network lasted as long or supplied as much crucial intelligence as Alliance — and as a result, the Gestapo pursued its members relentlessly, capturing, torturing, and executing hundreds of its three thousand agents, including Fourcade’s own lover and many of her key spies. Fourcade herself lived on the run and was captured twice by the Nazis. Both times she managed to escape. Though so many of her agents died defending their country, Fourcade survived the occupation to become active in post-war French politics. Now, in a dramatic account of the war that split France in two and forced its people to live side by side with their hated German occupiers, Lynne Olson tells the fascinating story of a woman who stood up for her nation, her fellow citizens, and herself.
Publisher: Scribe Publications
ISBN: 1925693716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
A WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR The little-known true story of the woman who headed the largest spy network in Vichy France during World War II. In 1941, a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of Alliance, a vast Resistance organisation — the only woman to hold such a role. Brave, independent, and a lifelong rebel against her country’s conservative, patriarchal society, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade was temperamentally made for the job. No other French spy network lasted as long or supplied as much crucial intelligence as Alliance — and as a result, the Gestapo pursued its members relentlessly, capturing, torturing, and executing hundreds of its three thousand agents, including Fourcade’s own lover and many of her key spies. Fourcade herself lived on the run and was captured twice by the Nazis. Both times she managed to escape. Though so many of her agents died defending their country, Fourcade survived the occupation to become active in post-war French politics. Now, in a dramatic account of the war that split France in two and forced its people to live side by side with their hated German occupiers, Lynne Olson tells the fascinating story of a woman who stood up for her nation, her fellow citizens, and herself.
Morals in Wartime
Author: Victor Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Moral conditions
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Moral conditions
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Books of 1912-
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
European War Fiction in English, and Personal Narratives
Author: Loleta I. Dawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Bookman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Popular culture
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Popular culture
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Wine and War
Author: Donald Kladstrup
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767913256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." –Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown–until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them. Wine and War illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767913256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." –Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown–until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them. Wine and War illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France.
Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description