A cool and lonely courage
Subtitle: The untold story of sister spies in occupied France
Publisher: Little, Brown and company
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780316326988
Copyright date: 2013
Description: Eileen Nearne and her sister Jacqueline were agents for the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War, working undercover in Nazi-occupied France to send crucial intelligence to the Allies. But the war dealt these sisters a cruel hand. While Jacqueline narrowly evaded capture, Eileen was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo before being incarcerated in Ravensbruck concentration camp. She was only 23. Now, for the first time, the truth about these fiercely patriotic women is told in full, their unwavering courage at great personal cost paid tribute to at last.
Table of contents: label: 1.
title: Exile
pagenum: 9; label: 2.
title: Secrets and lies
pagenum: 25; label: 3.
title: A shaky start
pagenum: 42; label: 4.
title: Escape
pagenum: 56; label: 5.
title: Broken promises
pagenum: 68; label: 6.
title: Betrayal
pagenum: 77; label: 7.
title: Buckmaster passes the buck
pagenum: 85; label: 8.
title: Coming home
pagenum: 98; label: 9.
title: Monumental errors
pagenum: 105; label: 10.
title: An uncomfortable journey
pagenum: 114; label: 11.
title: The deadly discovery
pagenum: 121; label: 12.
title: A bad decision
pagenum: 132; label: 13.
title: A brilliant actress
pagenum: 144; label: 14.
title: Torture
pagenum: 151; label: 15.
title: Didi vanishes
pagenum: 162; label: 16.
title: The end of the line
pagenum: 175; label: 17.
title: Lost opportunity
pagenum: 188; label: 18.
title: The getaway
pagenum: 201; label: 19.
title: A narrow escape
pagenum: 211; label: 20.
title: Allies or enemies?
pagenum: 225; label: 21.
title: Thoughtless demands
pagenum: 236; label: 22.
title: Adventures, problems and losses
pagenum: 252; label: 23.
title: The ultimate secret agent
pagenum: 272