READ [EBOOK] Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler
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Review �A hell of a yarn�. . .�Why the heck have we never heard of [Marie-Madeleine] Fourcade?�The only woman to lead a major French resistance network. A woman who in later life was elected to the European Parliament. And who, upon her death in 1989 at the age of seventy-nine, became the first woman to be granted a funeral at Les Invalides, the complex in central Paris where Napoleon Bonaparte and other French military heroes are buried.�Olson posits a few possible reasons for Fourcade�s relegation to the footnotes of history. The inescapable one, though, circles back to where we began: her gender.��The Washington Post �Lynne Olson is a gifted author and her books about the Allies in World War II are carefully researched and compulsively readable. . . . Thankfully, a new generation of writers is expanding our knowledge of individuals whose roles in World War II deserve more attention.��The Christian Science Monitor�In�Madame Fourcade�s Secret War, Lynne Olson tells one of the great stories of the French Resistance, a story of one woman�s courage amid great danger, a story of heroism, defiance, and, ultimately, victory.��Alan Furst, author of�A Hero of France�Lynne Olson has added yet another brilliant chapter to her vital historical project: documenting the extraordinary efforts of individuals, such as spymaster Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, who helped liberate twentieth-century Europe from Nazi occupation. Much like Madame Fourcade herself, Olson goes to great lengths to unearth truth and preserve dignity for those who lived and died during Hitler�s reign of terror�and for that, both the author and her daring subject deserve high praise.��Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright�The organizational genius of Fourcade shines through tales of her cat-and-mouse game with the Gestapo, including multiple daring escapes from Nazi captivity. As well researched and engrossing as her previous books, showcasing her adroit ability to weave personal narratives, political intrigue, and wartime developments to tell a riveting story, Olson's latest is highly recommended to readers interested in World War II, the history of espionage, women's history, and European history.��Library Journal (starred review)�A brilliant, cinematic biography of resistance leader Marie-Madeleine Fourcade . . . Olson�s weaving of Fourcade�s diary artfully and liberally into her own writing and her heart-stopping descriptions of Paris, escapes, and internecine warring create a narrative that�s as dramatic as a novel or a film. Olson honors Fourcade�s fight for freedom and her �refusal to be silenced� with a gripping narrative that will thrill WWII history buffs.��Publishers Weekly (starred review) �Incredibly absorbing and long-overdue . . .�This masterfully told true story reads like fiction and will appeal to readers who devour WWII thrillers � la Kristen Hannah�s�The Nightingale.��Booklist�(starred review) Read more About the Author Lynne Olson is the New York Times bestselling author of Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War; Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America�s Fight Over World War II, 1939�1941; and Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour. Among her five other books is Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England. Lynne Olson lives with her husband in Washington, D.C. Read more See all Editorial Reviews
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