Agent Josephine: American beauty, French hero, British spy
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PublicAffairs
Publication Date:
©2022
Edition:
First US edition
Language:
English
Description
"In Agent Josephine, bestselling author Damien Lewis uncovers this little-known history of the famous singer's life. During the war years, as a member of the French Nurse paratroopers--a cover for her spying work--Baker participated in numerous clandestine activities and emerged as a formidable spy. In turn, she was a hero of the three countries in whose name she served--the US, France, and Britain"--
Subjects
Subjects
African Americans
African American women dancers
African American women dancers -- France -- Biography
Baker, Josephine
Baker, Josephine, -- 1906-1975
Biographies
Underground movements
Women
Women spies
Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- African Americans -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France -- Biography
African American women dancers
African American women dancers -- France -- Biography
Baker, Josephine
Baker, Josephine, -- 1906-1975
Biographies
Underground movements
Women
Women spies
Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- African Americans -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France -- Biography
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9781541700666
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Biographies
Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- African Americans -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France -- Biography
Baker, Josephine, -- 1906-1975
Biographies
Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- African Americans -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France -- Biography
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African Americans
Baker, Josephine
Underground movements
Women
Women spies
World War, 1939-1945
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Baker, Josephine
Underground movements
Women
Women spies
World War, 1939-1945
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