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The flame of resistance : the untold story of Josephine Baker's secret war

Lewis, Damien2023
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During WW2, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most glamorous entertainer, was an Allied spy in Occupied France. This is the story of her heroic personal resistance to Nazi Germany.
Main title:
The flame of resistance : the untold story of Josephine Baker's secret war / Damien Lewis.
Author:
Lewis, Damien, author
Work:
The flame of resistance : the untold story of Josephine Baker's secret war
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2023.
Collation:
xxviii, 466 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2022.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529416763 (pbk)
Dewey class:
792.8028092792.8028940.5449
Language:
English
Subject:
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975African American women dancers -- FranceAfrican American dancers -- FranceWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- FrancePerforming ArtsDanceHistorySecond World WarEspionage & secret services
BRN:
570570
Bookmark link:
https://calderdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=570570
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