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Author Lewis, Damien, author.

Title Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy / Damian Lewis.

Edition First US edition.
Publication Info. New York : PublicAffairs, 2022.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2940912~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult Biography  BIO BAKER    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Biography  BIO BAKER    DUE 05-03-24
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Description xxvi, 466 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-452) and index.
Subject Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975.
Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
African American women dancers -- France -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- France -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements.
Genre Biographies.
ISBN 9781541700666 hc.
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