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

Title
A cool and lonely courage : the untold story of sister spies in Occupied France / Susan Ottaway.
Author
Ottaway, Susan
Publication
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

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viii, 324 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
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.
Uniform Title
Sisters, secrets, and sacrifice
Alternative Title
Sisters, secrets, and sacrifice
Subject
  • Nearne, Eileen, 1921-2010
  • Nearne, Jacqueline, 1916-1982
  • Great Britain. Special Operations Executive
  • 1939-1945
  • Radio operators > Great Britain > Biography
  • Women spies > Great Britain > Biography
  • Spies > Great Britain > Biography
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain > Biography
Genre/Form
  • collective biographies.
  • Biographies
  • Biographies.
Note
  • "Originally published in Great Britain as Sisters, secrets, and sacrifice by HarperCollins Publishers, March 2013"--Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-314) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Exile -- Secrets and lies -- A shaky start -- Escape -- Broken promises -- Betrayal -- Buckmaster passes the buck -- Coming home -- Monumental errors -- An uncomfortable journey -- The deadly discovery -- A bad decision -- A brilliant actress -- Torture -- Didi vanishes -- The end of the line -- Lost opportunity -- The getaway -- A narrow escape -- Allies or enemies? -- Thoughtless demands -- Adventures, problems, and losses -- The ultimate secret agent.
ISBN
  • 9780316326988
  • 0316326984
LCCN
^^2014937389
OCLC
  • 868040289
  • SCSB-11545262
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library