Spy Princess - The Life of Noor Inayat Khan (Paperback, Uk Ed.)

roduct Description (1000 characters, including spaces): *This is the remarkable biography of Noor Inayat Khan, code named"Madeleine." The first woman wireless transmitter in occupied France during WWII, she was trained by Britain's SOE and assumed the most dangerous resistance post in underground Paris. Betrayed into the hands of the Gestapo, Noor resisted intensive interrogation, severe deprivation and torture with courage and silence, revealing nothing to her captors, not even her own name. She was executed at Dachau in 1944."Spy Princess" details Noor's inspiring life from birth to death, incorporating information from her family, friends, witnesses, andofficial records including recently released personal files of SOEoperatives. It is the story of a young woman who lived with grace, beauty, courage and determination, and who bravely offering the ultimate sacrifice of her own life in service of her ideals. Her last word was "Liberte."

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2008
Authors:	Shrabani Basu
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
Edition:	Uk Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-5056-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Espionage & secret services Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-7509-5056-0
Barcode:	9780750950565

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