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Nancy Wake Nancy Wake i(A84462 works by)
Born: Established: 1912 Wellington, Wellington (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ; Died: Ceased: 7 Aug 2011 Kingston-upon-Thames, London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Female
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1 2 y separately published work icon The Autobiography of the Woman the Gestapo Called the White Mouse Nancy Wake , South Melbourne : Macmillan , 1985 Z1579936 1985 single work autobiography

'The Gestapo called her the White Mouse. Nancy Wake, an Australian who became one of the most highly decorated women of World War II, here tells her own story.

'After living and working in Paris in the 1930's, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and her work with an escape-route network for Allied soldiers. Eventually Nancy had to escape from France herself to avoid capture by the Gestapo.

'In London she trained with the Special Operations Executive as a secret agent and saboteur before parachuting back into France. Nancy became a leading figure in the Maquis of the Auvergne district in charge of finance and obtaining arms, and helping to forge the Maquis into a superb fighting force.' (Publication summary)
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