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Author:

Lewis, Damien, author.

Title:

Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy / Damian Lewis.

Edition:

First US edition.

Publisher:

PublicAffairs,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xxvi, 466 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Baker, Josephine,--1906-1975.
Women spies--Great Britain--Biography.
African American women dancers--France--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--France--African Americans--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Women--France--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
Biography.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-452) and index.

Summary:

"In Agent Josephine, bestselling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little-known history of the famous singer's life. During the war years, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers--a cover for her spying work--Baker participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as a formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served--the US, France, and Britain"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

154170066X
9781541700666

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1334421903

LCCN:

bl2022021438

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