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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Ottaway, Susan.     Subjects     Nearne, Eileen, 1921-2010.     Nearne, Jacqueline, 1916-1982.     Great Britain. Special Operations Executive.     Radio operators -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ottaway, Susan.       by title:      Sisters and spies : ...       by call number:      940.548641 O896s     Search the Web     Ottaway, Susan.     Nearne, Eileen, 1921-2010.     Nearne, Jacqueline, 1916-1982.     Great Britain. Special Operations Executive.     Radio operators -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Biography.       MARC Display

Sisters and spies : the true story of WWII special agents Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne / Susan Ottaway. by Ottaway, Susan. Harper Element, 2018. Call #: 940.548641 O896s Subjects Nearne, Eileen, 1921-2010.   Nearne, Jacqueline, 1916-1982.   Great Britain. Special Operations Executive.   Radio operators -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Biography. ISBN:  9780008311032 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Sisters, secrets and sacrifice. Description:  xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Notes:  Originally published as: Sisters, secrets and sacrifice. London : Harper Collins, 2013. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-314) and index. Summary:  "Two sisters. Two special agents. One War. Sisters, Secrets and Sacrifice is the incredible true story of British special agents Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne, two sisters who risked everything to fight for our freedom during the Second World War. The death of an eccentric recluse is rarely an event to be given more than a few lines in a local newspaper. But when, in September 2010, police were called to a tiny, cluttered flat in Torquay and discovered the body of local `cat lady' Eileen Nearne, they also found a small bundle of possessions that told an amazing story. For Eileen Nearne had been an agent for the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War, going undercover in Nazi-occupied France to send wireless messages of crucial importance to the Allies. Astonishingly, Eileen was not the only special agent in the family - her sister Jacqueline had also been an SOE. Rarely had two members of the same family sacrificed so much to such dangerous work. Sisters, Secrets and Sacrifice pays tribute to these fiercely patriotic women with hearts of courage, who fought for freedom at much personal cost. While Jacqueline narrowly avoided capture several times, tirelessly couriering secret documents for the resistance, Eileen was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo before being incarcerated at Ravensbruck concentration camp. She was only 23. This is a true story of triumph and tragedy, of two sisters who sacrificed themselves to defend our freedom, who stood shoulder to shoulder during the darkest of days."--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.548641 O896s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.548641 O896s Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.548641 O896s Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 02, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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