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Agent Rose: The True Spy Story of Eileen Nearne, Britain´s Forgotten Wartime Heroine
Bernard O´connor
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Description for Agent Rose: The True Spy Story of Eileen Nearne, Britain´s Forgotten Wartime Heroine
Paperback. The life and poignant death of one of Britain's bravest women. Eileen Nearne, or Agent Rose, was one of forty women sent into France by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), Churchill's top secret wartime 'spooks' organisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; BT; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
In September 2010 the body of Eileen Nearne was found in a flat in Torquay. With no known friends or relatives, a council burial was arranged. A police search of her belongings found wartime French currency and wartime medals. Further investigation revealed that she was one of 40 women sent into France by the SOE, the Special Operations Executive, Churchill’s top secret wartime ‘spook’ organisation. Her story and her poignant death as a recluse became an international media sensation. Being fluent in French Eileen, or ‘Didi’ as she liked to be known, was identified early in the war ... Read more
In September 2010 the body of Eileen Nearne was found in a flat in Torquay. With no known friends or relatives, a council burial was arranged. A police search of her belongings found wartime French currency and wartime medals. Further investigation revealed that she was one of 40 women sent into France by the SOE, the Special Operations Executive, Churchill’s top secret wartime ‘spook’ organisation. Her story and her poignant death as a recluse became an international media sensation. Being fluent in French Eileen, or ‘Didi’ as she liked to be known, was identified early in the war ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445641454
SKU
KCW0016814
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Bernard O´connor
Bernard O’Connor has been a teacher for almost forty years and is an author that specialises in the history of Britain’s wartime espionage. His website is www.bernardoconnor.org.uk. He lives on the Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire border.
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