Mathilde Carre joined the French Resistance in 1940 but was captured by the Germans a year later and betrayed her network. She survived working as as a double agent and then – possibly – a triple agent. She died in 2007.
Victoire: A Wartime Story of Resistance, Collaboration and Betrayal
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978184792581715/04/2021
Categories: 01. Books for the New Year 2021: Biography & Memoir, Biography, Letters & Diaries, Books for the New Year 2021
Tags: Biography: historical, political and military, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Espionage, Espionage and secret services, Event: Roland Philipps: Victoire, France, Second World War, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True war and combat stories, Women In Politics, WW2
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