The flame of resistance : the untold story of Josephine Baker's secret war
Lewis, Damien2022
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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:
Author:
Lewis, Damien, author
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2022.
Collation:
xxviii, 466 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529416749 (hbk)
Dewey class:
792.8028092792.8940.548644792.802B BAK792.8028940.548792.802809B/BAK
LC class:
D810.S8
Local class:
B BAK327.12092920.BAK
Language:
English
Subject:
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975African American women dancers -- FranceAfrican American dancers -- FranceWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- FrancePerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- FranceWorld War, 1939-1945 -- France -- African AmericansWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- FranceFrance -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945France. ArmeĢe. Etat-Major. 2e bureauWarfare and Defence
BRN:
3101901