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 and of the cloak-and-dagger band of brothers with whom she served. Josephine Baker was a music hall diva renowned for her captivating song and dance routines, an her movie roles, becoming one of the most highly-paid female performers in Europe. But when the Nazis seized Paris, her adopted city, she was banned from the stage, along with all 'negroes and Jews'. Yet instead of returning to America, she vowed to stay and to fight.
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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. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- FranceWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- 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:
2253097
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