Odette : World War Two's darling spy
Starns, Penny2018
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Odette Brailly entered the public's consciousness in the 1950s when her remarkable - and romantic - exploits as an SOE agent first came to light. She had been the first woman to be awarded the GC, as well as the Legion d'Honneur, and in 1950 the release of a film about her life made her the darling of the British popular press. But others openly questioned Odette's personal and professional integrity, even claiming that she had a clandestine affair with her supervisor Captain Peter Churchill. This book delves into recently opened SOE personnel files to reveal the true story of this wartime heroine and the officer who posed as her husband.
Main title:
Odette : World War Two's darling spy / Penny Starns.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2018.
Collation:
247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750984379 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.548920.ODETB ODE920
LC class:
D810.S8
Local class:
B ODE
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2155427