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A cool and lonely courage : the untold story of sister spies in Occupied France  Cover Image Book Book

A cool and lonely courage : the untold story of sister spies in Occupied France / Susan Ottaway.

Ottaway, Susan. (Author). Ottaway, Susan. Sisters, Secrets, and Sacrifice. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316326988 (hardcover) :
  • Physical Description: viii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in Great Britain as Sisters, Secrets, and Sacrifice by HarperCollinsPublishers, 2013.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-314) and index.
Subject: Nearne, Eileen, 1921-2010.
Nearne, Jacqueline, 1916-1982.
Great Britain. Special Operations Executive.
Radio operators > Great Britain > Biography.
Spies > Great Britain > Biography.
Women spies > Great Britain > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain > Biography.

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