Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy /
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : PublicAffairs, 2022Copyright date: �2022Edition: First US editionDescription: xxvi, 466 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781541700666
- 154170066X
- 792.802/8092 B 23/eng/20220628
- GV1785.B3 L48 2022
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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BIOG | Chamberlin Free Public Library | Biography | B BAK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34480000591036 |
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"--
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