Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy /
Lewis, Damien,
Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy / - First US edition. - xxvi, 466 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-452) and index.
"In Agent Josephine, bestselling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little-known history of the famous singer's life. During the war years, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers--a cover for her spying work--Baker participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as a formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served--the US, France, and Britain"--
9781541700666 154170066X
bl2022021438
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975.
Women spies--Great Britain--Biography.
African American women dancers--France--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans--France--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Women--France--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
Biographies.
GV1785.B3 / L48 2022
792.802/8092 B
Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy / - First US edition. - xxvi, 466 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-452) and index.
"In Agent Josephine, bestselling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little-known history of the famous singer's life. During the war years, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers--a cover for her spying work--Baker participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as a formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served--the US, France, and Britain"--
9781541700666 154170066X
bl2022021438
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975.
Women spies--Great Britain--Biography.
African American women dancers--France--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans--France--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Women--France--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
Biographies.
GV1785.B3 / L48 2022
792.802/8092 B