White Mouse by Nancy Wake (15 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. As the Gestapo's most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the war, it's a story worth telling. After living and working in Paris in the 1930's, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and the invasion of France. Her life shattered, Nancy joined the French resistance and, later, began work with an escape-route network for allied soldiers. Eventually Nancy had to escape from France herself to avoid capture by the Gestapo. In London she trained with the Special Operations Executive as a secret agent and saboteur before parachuting back into France. Nancy became a leading figure in the Maquis of the Auvergne district, in charge of finance and obtaining arms, and helped to forge the Maquis into a superb fighting force. During her lifetime, Nancy Wake was hailed as a legend. Her autobiography recounts her extraordinary wartime experiences in her own words. Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. After living and working in Paris in the 1930's, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and the invasion of France. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Nancy Wake, Pan Macmillan Australia. Paperback.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. As the Gestapo's most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the war, it's a story worth telling. After living and working in Paris in the 1930's, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and the invasion of France. Her life shattered, Nancy joined the French resistance and, later, began work with an escape-route network for allied soldiers. Eventually Nancy had to escape from France herself to avoid capture by the Gestapo. In London she trained with the Special Operations Executive as a secret agent and saboteur before parachuting back into France. Nancy became a leading figure in the Maquis of the Auvergne district, in charge of finance and obtaining arms, and helped to forge the Maquis into a superb fighting force. During her lifetime, Nancy Wake was hailed as a legend. Her autobiography recounts her extraordinary wartime experiences in her own words. Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. After living and working in Paris in the 1930's, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and the invasion of France. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. As the Gestapo's most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the war, it's a story worth telling. After living and working in Paris in the 1930's, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and the invasion of France. Her life shattered, Nancy joined the French resistance and, later, began work with an escape-route network for allied soldiers. Eventually Nancy had to escape from France herself to avoid capture by the Gestapo. In London she trained with the Special Operations Executive as a secret agent and saboteur before parachuting back into France. Nancy became a leading figure in the Maquis of the Auvergne district, in charge of finance and obtaining arms, and helped to forge the Maquis into a superb fighting force. During her lifetime, Nancy Wake was hailed as a legend. Her autobiography recounts her extraordinary wartime experiences in her own words. Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. After living and working in Paris in the 1930's, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and the invasion of France. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Very Good +. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY Biography -First Edition. HARDCOVER. viii, 206 p., [12] p. of plates : maps ; 23 cm. #270926 Wake, Nancy, 1912-2011 World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian Nancy Grace Augusta Wake, AC, GM, also known as Madame Fiocca and Nancy Fiocca, was a New Zealand-born Australian nurse and journalist who joined the French Resistance and later the Special Operations Executive during World War II, and briefly pursued a postwar career as an intelligence officer in the Air Ministry. (Name on prelims.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Large print. "The Gestapo called her White Mouse. Nancy Wake, an Australian who became one of the most highly decorated women of WWII." Hardcovers bear some thumbing, and light marking. Front cover bears discolouration. Corners well thumbed. Page edges are showing some light discolouration, so too pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding neat and tidy. General handling. Pages are uniformly discoloured and lightly foxed due to age. This book is in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition, with dust wrapper. Blue boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Head and tail of spine and board edges lightly bumped and rubbed. Binding is neat and tidy. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper: "To Mum, Hope you enjoy this-sounds fascinating. Jane." Page edges are slightly discoloured. Pages are very lightly thumbed. Gently handled, this book is in fair condition. Dust wrapper has some creasing at the edges. Head and tail of spine sunned and bearing wear, in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound.…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, viii/206pp, b&w plates. A little wear on edges/corners of dw/boards. Page edges lightly browned; a very good copy. Wake tells of her daring and dangerous exploits with Special Operations executive in France, including espionage operations and work with the Maquis.…

reprint stiff wrappers Nice Copy octavo viii + 206pp., b/w pls., maps, index, Autobiography of the Woman the Gestapo called the White Mouse. Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy.

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers Nice Copy octavo viii + 206pp., b/w pls., maps, index, Autobiography of the Woman the Gestapo called the White Mouse. Light use o/w a nice copy of the first paperback edition.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good.

1st edition dust jacket Very Nice Copy octavo viii + 206pp., b/w plates, maps, index, Autobiography of the Woman the Gestapo called the White Mouse. Very nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo viii + 206pp., b/w plates, maps, index, Autobiography of the Woman the Gestapo called the White Mouse. Very nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo viii + 206pp., b/w plates, maps, index, Autobiography of the Woman the Gestapo called the White Mouse. Nice copy in like dust jacket.