Nancy Wake A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine by Peter Fitzsimons ISBN 13: 9780732269197

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2001-05-30. Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Harper Collins, Australia, 2001. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good. Trade Paperback. 310 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, Australia, 2001. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for previous owner's name in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this work, Nancy Wake - an Australian who became the most highly decorated women of World War II - reveals her story. At the age of 22, Nancy set sail for France a naive romantic. After living and working in Paris in the 1930s, World War II broke out and changed the course of her life forever. Appalled by what she'd seen of the Nazis in Berlin and Vienna, Nancy joined a resistance group in Marseilles helping to smuggle out escaped British prisoners. By 1943, Nancy had become the No 1 target on the Gestapo's most wanted list and there was a… Read More

HarperCollins. Very Good. 23.4 x 15.3 centimetres (0.49 kg. Paperback. 2001. 310 pages. <br>In the early 1930s, Nancy Wake was a young woman e njoying a bohemian life in Paris. By the end of the Second World War she was the Gestapo's most wanted person. As a naïve journali st, Nancy Wake witnessed a horrific scene of Nazi violence in a V iennese street. From that momement she declared she would do ever ything ... .

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2001. Reprint. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 310pp, VH. B&w plates. Australian woman who fought with the Resistance in occupied France during World War 2, nicknamed the 'White Mouse'. Owner name. Size: Large 8vo

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2001. Reprint. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 310pp, VH. B&w plates. Australian woman who fought with the Resistance in occupied France during World War 2, nicknamed the 'White Mouse'. Size: Large 8vo

Harper Collins, Australia, 2001. Later Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Good Condition. Freedom is the only thing worth living for. While I was doing that work I used to think that it didn't matter if I died, because without freedom there was no point in living." - Nancy Wake Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm-250mm. 310 pages. Covers have some shelf wear & bumping to corners. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; France; 1940s; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0732269199. ISBN/EAN: 9780732269197. Inventory No: 52210. . 9780732269197

Australia: Harper Collins. Very Good+. 2001. Reprint. Paper Back. 0732269199 . With photographic illustrations, previous owners name on first page, a very good copy. Postage will be reduced for this book. ; 235 x 150mm; x, 310 pages .

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2001. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. 310 pp. Peter FitzSimons has written a remarkable biography of Nancy Wake, the brave Australian woman who fought against the Nazis in France during WW2, especially support for the underground Maquis resistance fighter, She developed a successful escape network for Allied soldiers. She became the Gestapo's most wanted person, who called her ‘The White Mouse'.

Harper Collins, Sydney, 2001. Softcover. Very Good +. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY BiographyNancy Wake led a charmed and sophisticated life with her husband, a wealthy French industrialist, in pre-War Europe. When Germany invaded France, Nancy joined the embryonic Resistance movement and soon played a key part in the war. This is her story.For Nancy, what began as a courier job became a highly successful escape network for Allied soldiers, perfectly camouflaged by her high-society life in Marseilles. Such was Nancy's knack of slipping through the Gestapo's traps, she was dubbed 'the white mouse'. Much later in the war, Nancy discovered that her husband had been tortured and executed for not revealing her whereabouts.Nancy was forced to flee to England, where she was trained by the British Special Operations Executive and parachuted back behind enemy lines. Again, she rallied to the cause and helped lead a powerful resistance force. Her work included supplying weapons, organising countless ambushes, and she… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback. Very Good. Same day dispatch. Lovely copy.

HarperCollins, 2001-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!