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Author:

Loftis, Larry, author.

Title:

The princess spy : the true story of World War II spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones / Larry Loftis.

Edition:

First Atria books hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Atria Books,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xvii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Aline,--Countess of Romanones,--1923-2017.
Spies--United States--Biography.
Spies--Spain--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Spain.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-347) and index.

Contents:

Dying to fight -- The farm -- Close encounters -- The clerk -- Man of swords -- Snatch-22 -- Death by murder -- Putting on the Ritz -- Glorious Gloria -- Visitors -- The body -- Resurrection -- The prisoner -- The Bohemian -- The lady vanishes -- The count -- Butch -- Pay dirt -- Intelligence goes to ground -- Paris -- La Tienta -- The bookkeeper -- Cortando la Coleta -- Countess Quintanilla -- Living the dream -- Twin souls -- The rest of the story.

Summary:

Chronicles the extraordinary life of OSS spy Aline Griffith, who performed deep-cover intelligence missions during and after World War II throughout the upper echelons of European politics and society.

ISBN:

198214386X
9781982143862

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1233048823

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