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Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy
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- ISBN: 154170066X
- ISBN: 9781541700666
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Physical Description:
xxvi, 466 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
print - Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
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- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-410) and index. |
| Summary, etc.: | "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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| Genre: | Biographies. Biography. |
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- 24 of 32 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 32 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rowayton Library | BIO BAKER (Text) | 33625122842524 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Agent Josephine : American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
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Table of Contents
Agent Josephine : American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Author's Note | p. ix | |
| Preface | p. xv | |
| Chapter 1 | A Traitor Unmasked | p. 1 |
| Chapter 2 | An Honourable Spy | p. 23 |
| Chapter 3 | From Paris With Love | p. 39 |
| Chapter 4 | A Most Sensational Woman | p. 51 |
| Chapter 5 | The Darkness Descends | p. 61 |
| Chapter 6 | It Can't Always Be Caviar | p. 77 |
| Chapter 7 | The Enemy At The Gates | p. 93 |
| Chapter 8 | The Iron Resistance | p. 107 |
| Chapter 9 | Stardom, Her Cloak And Her Dagger | p. 117 |
| Chapter 10 | The Black Angel | p. 135 |
| Chapter 11 | Invisible Ink And Secret Steamships | p. 151 |
| Chapter 12 | On The Gestapo Hitlist | p. 165 |
| Chapter 13 | Abandon All Hope | p. 179 |
| Chapter 14 | Unbreakable | p. 193 |
| Chapter 15 | The Twelve Apostles | p. 206 |
| Chapter 16 | Dances With Death | p. 217 |
| Chapter 17 | Operation Josephine B | p. 233 |
| Chapter 18 | Operation Underworld | p. 249 |
| Chapter 19 | Captured, Imprisoned | p. 262 |
| Chapter 20 | The Grim Reaper Calls | p. 278 |
| Chapter 21 | Lighting The Torch | p. 295 |
| Chapter 22 | Die Another Day | p. 308 |
| Chapter 23 | Into The Heat And Dust | p. 328 |
| Chapter 24 | Liberation Day | p. 339 |
| Chapter 25 | A Song For Buchenwald | p. 353 |
| Epilogue | p. 365 | |
| Acknowledgements | p. 389 | |
| A Note on Sources | p. 397 | |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 399 | |
| Sources | p. 403 | |
| Notes | p. 411 | |
| Index | p. 453 | |
| Association for the Defence and the Memory of Colonel Remy | p. 467 |
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