Nancy Wake Die Mata Hari des Zweiten Weltkriegs
Nancy Grace Augusta Wake AC, GM war die höchstdekorierte weibliche Militärangehörige der Alliierten. Während der deutschen Besetzung Frankreichs im Zweiten Weltkrieg war sie britische Fluchthelferin und Mitglied der französischen Résistance. Nancy Grace Augusta Wake AC, GM (geboren am August in Roseneath, Wellington, Neuseeland; gestorben am 7. August im Royal Borough of. Es gab nicht viele Frauen im britischen Geheimdienst zwischen und Nancy Wake, die „Weiße Maus“, war eine davon. Schnell gehörte sie zu. Codename Hélène: Churchills Geheimagentin Nancy Wake und ihr Kampf gegen die Gestapo in Frankreich | Jürgs, Michael | ISBN: Weltenbummlerin, Journalistin, Bohèmienne, Résistance-Kämpferin, Spionin, Kriegsheldin – Nancy Wake war ein Mysterium. Wir stellen die. Marseille. Die Neuseeländerin Nancy Wake ist seit knapp einem Jahr mit dem wesentlich älteren wohlhabenden französischen. War Ihnen Nancy Wake schon lange ein Begriff? Nein! Ich hatte noch nie von ihr gehört, bis mich ein Freund im August auf einen Nachruf.
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Her network was soon so successful - and so notorious - that he had to flee France to escape the Gestapo who had dubbed her 'the white mouse' for her knack of slipping through its traps.
But Nancy was a passionate enemy of the Nazis and refused to stay away. She trained with the British Special Operations Executive and parachuted back into France behind enemy lines.
Again, this singular woman rallied to the cause, helping to lead a powerful underground fighting force, the Maquis. Supplying weapons and training the civilian Maquis, organising Allied parachute drops, cycling four hundred kilometres across a mountain range to find a new transmitting radio - nothing seemed too difficult in her fight against the Nazis.
Peter FitzSimons reveals Nancy Wake's compelling story, a tale of an ordinary woman doing extraordinary things.
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Oct 27, Kiwiflora rated it it was amazing. On August 7 this year, one of the most amazing women of our times passed away at the grand old age of Nancy Wake has been claimed by both New Zealand and Australia as one of their own - by New Zealand because she was of Maori descent, born there and retained close ties with her extended family; and by Australia because she lived there from early childhood, grew up there and lived for a period of time after the war there.
But she could equally be considered French for her service to France du On August 7 this year, one of the most amazing women of our times passed away at the grand old age of But she could equally be considered French for her service to France during the war, and also British because her war service was under British command, and she lived much of her later life in England.
Above all however, as becomes apparent almost from the beginning of this book, she was her own person with enormous courage, enormous self-belief and enormous determination.
Peter Fitzsimons is a highly respected journalist from Australia and has written what is probably considered the definitive account of Nancy's life.
I very much like the fact that one of her fellow countrymen took it upon himself to tell her story. His style is light and easy to read, and gives plenty of background to what made her the person she became.
For example he goes right back to the beginning, to her birth, when the Maori midwife noticed a 'thin veil of skin which covered the top part of the infant's head, known in English as a caul.
Wherever she goes, whatever she does, the gods will look after her'. And what an omen that turned out to be. Nancy was a very feisty child, very independent and strong willed.
Not easy characteristics for her mother to deal with but major shapers of the adult she was to become.
By the time she ended up in Paris in the s, still only in her mids, as a correspondent for Hearst Newspapers, she already had quite a life story to tell.
A trip to Vienna in with some other journalists, however, became the defining moment for how the rest of Nancy's life was to turn out.
After witnessing the most horrific atrocities to the local Jewish population she developed a very deep seated hatred for the Nazis, Hitler and everything they stood for.
Once the war started, and France was taken over by Germany Nancy set about doing everything she could to hinder Nazi activities in France, to such an extent she ended up on Hitler's most wanted list.
She was, in a word, relentless. And that is all I will say about her war exploits here, because you need to read it for yourself to fully appreciate the person Nancy was.
I couldn't possibly give her story justice by 'reviewing' it, and I wouldn't dream of trying. There are many heroes and heroines during times of war, and we also know that many do not make it, dying under extreme torture, betrayal, deprivation and atrocious circumstances.
Such stories need to be told, and told regularly. This is one such person we would all be a little richer for knowing more about. View 1 comment.
Mar 03, Anne rated it liked it Shelves: france , ww2 , bio-memoir , non-fiction , , australia. Very interesting and readable biography about a woman who became a heroine of the French Resistance during WW There are plenty of reviews which go into details about this book, so I won't do that here.
I will mention one quibble with the writing. It sometimes falls into buffoonery. This occurs mostly at segues in the story and can be funny, but considering the topic WW11 in occupied France it didn't always feel appropriate - it's the kind of thing you would find in a children's book.
I thin Very interesting and readable biography about a woman who became a heroine of the French Resistance during WW She was a great one for laughter and and partying with her men "because tomorrow we could be dead".
She was able to drink any of them under the table. This, and her courage and skills, won her the respect of thousands of the men in her charge.
She was quite a character. One other issue with the book is that the only research done for it seems to be interviews with Nancy and reading of Nancy's own memoir.
There was no independent research which would have made for a more rounded view of Nancy Wake. In the end, this book is a celebration of a heroine of the French Resistance.
It's easy enough to recommend. The facts of Nancy's life and work make any book about her a page-turner View all 12 comments.
Aug 07, Elizabeth A. An interesting account of another gutsy, fearless, daring female who joined the Resistance in France in after Germany invaded France.
Well-written account by Peter FitzSimons who met and conducted interviews with Nancy Wake, who had also written her own autobiography in FitzSimons' account begins with Nancy Wake's unhappy childhood in Australia which transforms to a desire to leave Australia as a teenager to go to Paris.
The author is told that Nancy was born with a caul which was a prediction of good fortune in her life. We are reminded of this good fortune prediction by the author as Nancy's efforts in the Resistance put her in danger of capture, imprisonment, torture and death; but alas, she avoids such fate by her own intuitive skills and the help of committed comrades.
Nancy could not accept a complacent life and sought out adventure and a cause even at the risk of losing her own life.
In his descriptions of her escapades as told to him by Nancy, one wonders if there is some exaggeration in the telling, but the writing makes for a great biography.
The author has done his homework through other sources and I think we can believe the story is an accurate telling of this woman's contributions during WWII.
The book is a page-turner and I found it difficult to put the book down. It is also satisfying to see Nancy receiving many governmental awards for her contribution in defeating the Nazi invasion.
We also learn of her life after the war and of her death at the age of You can't miss the author's admiration for this extraordinary woman.
Jun 30, KateNZ rated it liked it. She used her society position and reputation as a cover for her work in the local escape network, organising for Allied servicemen to pass through a series of safehouses and be guided out of France over the Pyr Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Nancy Wake gravitated to France as a young woman.
She used her society position and reputation as a cover for her work in the local escape network, organising for Allied servicemen to pass through a series of safehouses and be guided out of France over the Pyrenees.
Her ability to maintain her cover for so long and disappear whenever the Germans thought they were getting close to identifying her led to her Gestapo nickname of "The White Mouse".
Eventually, though, the Gestapo were throwing so many resources at capturing her that Henri persuaded her to avoid the inevitable and use her own escape route to get to Britain.
Once there, though, it was obvious that a quiet life was not for her while there was still a war to fight.
There, she liaised with London, organising parachute drops that supplied the Maquis with the arms and supplies to sabotage Nazi targets, training the Maquis fighters to use the weapons, and passing on information about priority targets.
Never a person to stay out of the action, Nancy was often at the forefront of the sabotage and fighting efforts - she was one of the SOE's most successful agents.
It's obvious from this book that Nancy was a truly extraordinary woman: straight-talking, hard-drinking, a highly competent fighter, a leader, a person who got things done and who took no crap from anyone.
She was also beautiful, and as one of her Maquis colleagues recalled, 'the most feminine woman [he] knew, until the fighting started The book focuses on her wartime activities for obvious reasons, though it also describes her early life and briefly covers her post-war years.
The author, Sydney journalist Peter FitzSimons, talked extensively with Nancy over the years before her death at the age of 98 in While Nancy's story is amazing, and it was a treat to read about her life, the style of the book grated with me at times.
It's a bit like a cross between a weekend entertainment section newspaper article and a "Boys Own" story. That has its own charm - the author knew Nancy so well and was able to show her in a fresh way - but there are too many jarring notes for real reading satisfaction.
It should really be 3 and a half stars book but I can't quite bring myself to round it up. Dec 31, Tammi Doyle rated it really liked it.
This is a four star read because Nancy Wake was a 5 star woman and her story was written by a 3 star author. View 2 comments. Jun 21, Jean rated it really liked it Shelves: biography , audio , history , world-war-ii.
FitzSimons is an Australian journalist. FitzSimons also had many interviews with Nancy Wake as well as fellow agents, resistance fighters and Colonel Buckmaster.
Wake was born in Wellington, New Zealand in The book covers her early childhood in New Zealand and Australia. After she finished school she moved to England where she learned to be a journalist.
She obtained a job as a European correspondent for the Hearst Newspaper and was stationed in Paris. She reports seeing roving Nazi gangs beat Jewish men and women in the streets of Vienna.
They were living in Marseille, France when Germany invaded. Nancy became a courier for the French Resistance, then help set up the escape network to help escaping allied soldiers and Jews.
She became the most wanted person by the Gestapo with a reward for her capture. She had to escape to Britain herself where she was recruited by Colonel Buckmaster.
She led over Maquis, equipping them with the latest arms from England, training them and leading them on assigned BSO attacks against the Germans.
At the end of the war Wake learned her husband was tortured and killed by the Gestapo because he would not reveal her whereabouts.
He breathtakingly describes her escapades against the Germans. Wake died in a Veterans home in England on 7 August It was published October I read this as an audio book downloaded from Audible.
Stephanie Daniels did a good job narrating the book and pronouncing all the French names. If you are interested in history and women in war you will enjoy this book.
Jul 08, Eileen rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. I disagree, and the audio version is particularly fascinating as the narrator does a great job with the various accents!
Nancy was living a bohemian existence, working as a journalist in Paris during the years leading up to the war. After France was occupied by the Germans she became an integral leader of the French Resistance.
I was mesmerized throughout, perhaps partly because her exploits were so very far beyond anything I could ever imagine undertaking.
View all 3 comments. Jul 23, Jen rated it it was ok Shelves: australian , biography , war. Interesting biography, but not very well written.
Nancy Wake's life certainly was eventful. She left Australia well before the war and was established in France with a French husband by the time the Germans invaded.
She joined the maquis in the south of France and did some amazing things. However, the writing of this biography left me wondering - evil Nazis - yes we know that the Nazis did some horrendous things, but the emotive language does a huge dis-service to Nancy's life story.
Just how ob Interesting biography, but not very well written. Just how objective was this version Nov 11, Merrilyn rated it did not like it.
Fascinating story that was so badly written that I felt no connection with character or place. I can't believe that this so called author churns out so many books and sells!
Jul 18, Laurent rated it it was ok Shelves: audiobooks , book-club-books , books. A book so saccharin, it leaves you bitter by the conclusion If you absolutely loved this book or Nancy Wake then you're not going to like this review - so move on!
Before I now go off on my rant, I will strongly emphasise here that my review is not intended to judge nor discredit Nancy Wake or her accomplishments.
I am reviewing the book, its content and my unfavourable reaction to it. It goes without saying that beyond the hype and mythology surrounding Nancy Wake, she must clearly have been a f A book so saccharin, it leaves you bitter by the conclusion If you absolutely loved this book or Nancy Wake then you're not going to like this review - so move on!
It goes without saying that beyond the hype and mythology surrounding Nancy Wake, she must clearly have been a fairly remarkable and unique person.
Her apparent total commitment to justice, freedom and fighting the Nazis, all while risking her life are truly commendable.
As you may guess from the title of my review that's about as much enthusiasm can muster for the whole story.
No doubt NW did some remarkable things. But reading Peter FitzSimons' account of her life is about as subtle as an elephant in a China shop and as much fun as going to the dentist.
So I'm probably being a little harsh but this book is so incredibly 'pro-Nancy' that I found myself loathing her by the end of the novel.
Now I'm sure some readers will be thinking I'm heartless and unappreciative but consider my argument.
Imagine a superwoman who can do no wrong, is right about everything, everyone agrees with everything she says. She's beautiful, wise, extremely brave and can drink booze everyone under the table.
It goes without saying that beyond the hype and mythology surrounding Nancy Wake, she must clearly have been a fairly remarkable and unique person. Die Gestapo überwachte bald Wakes Telefon- und Postverkehr. It's Nick Spotlight enough to recommend. She trained with the British Special Operations Executive and parachuted back into France behind enemy lines. Views Read Edit View history. And what an omen that turned out to be. Her husband was captured and Honig Im Kopf Kostenlos Anschauen. This is fascinating history, but the author's breezy, ever chipper style, complete with abundant superlatives and exclamation points, wore on me and undercut any sense of realism. Vera Atkinswho was the senior female in the Arte Doku overseeing the agents going into France, recalls her as "a real Australian bombshell.Nancy Wake Navigationsmenü Video
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Sie sprang aus Flugzeugen, trank und fluchte wie ein Seemann, befehligte Hunderte von Guerillakämpfern, brach einem Deutschen Gestapo Offizier mit einem einzigen Faustschlag das Genick, wurde gefoltert und floh einem Nazi-Gefängnis, während auf ihren Kopf ein Kopfgeld von 5 Millionen Franc ausgesetzt ist. Ihre Liebe zu schönen Männern, Alkohol und Zigarren ist ihr geblieben. Russell Braddons spannendes Buch ist eine von Wake selbst autorisierte Biografie.
Deine E-Mail-Adresse wird nicht veröffentlicht. Diese benötigte fünf oder sechs Versuche, um zunächst über die Pyrenäen nach Spanien zu gelangen. Von Brigitte Leyh. Dann sucht sie sich in Australien eine neue Aufgabe, geht in Sky Online Abo Politik und bereitet als Spitzenkandidatin der Liberal Party der Criminal Minds Kostenlos Online Sehen Labour Party einige Probleme. Nancy Wake wurde durch diesen Verlust jedoch nur noch entschlossener, die Naziherrschaft endgültig zu Fall zu bringen. Nancy was living a bohemian existence, working as a journalist in Paris during the years leading up to the war. Rest In Peace after a job well done. I was amazed at the courage and determination of this woman, and wonder why I had never heard Nolan her before. Little Homes she was known as a ferocious hand-to-hand Hänsel Vs. Gretel, Wake claimed that her proudest moment came when she bicycled through several Nazi checkpoints over km about mi in less than 72 hours to reopen communications after Resistance radio codes were destroyed. And few women Norman Reedus Neue Freundin as prominent a part as a phenomenal Australian woman named Nancy Wake Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Susanne Haidinger-Neumayer Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Statt als Schickeria-Dame zuhause zu warten, lernte sie Hotel Transsilvanien 2 Kostenlos Anschauen einem Tag das Autofahren und rumpelte mit Vermisste Sophia privaten Lastwagen an die Front, wo sie Verwundete einsammelte und in Sicherheit brachte. Er tat es nicht und wurde getötet. Zum Zeitpunkt der deutschen Besetzung Nordfrankreichs im Juni lebte sie in einem luxuriösen Appartement in Marseille. Offiziell gehörten sie zur First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Deine E-Mail-Adresse wird nicht veröffentlicht. Diese benötigte fünf oder sechs Versuche, um zunächst über die Pyrenäen nach Spanien zu gelangen. Autorin: Brigitte Leyh Eingestellt am: Unsere Corona-Timeline. Finden Sie perfekte Stock-Fotos zum Thema Nancy Wake sowie redaktionelle Newsbilder von Getty Images. Wählen Sie aus erstklassigen Inhalten zum. Nancy Wake, Producer: Nancy Wake Codename: The White Mouse. Nancy Wake was born in New Zealand but her family moved to Australia when she was 2. Nancy Wake: Die Geschichte einer sehr mutigen Frau. Von Brigitte Leyh. Irgendwo in einem englischen Second-hand-bookshop habe ich ein. Nancy Wake Nancy Wake's Personal Details Video
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Sie starb im Alter von 98 Jahren in London. Im Dezember floh sie aus Marseille; sie wurde in Toulouse von der Vichy-Polizei verhaftet, aber nach vier Rene Kirby wieder freigelassen. Irgendwann verschlägt es sie nach Wien. Von Brigitte Leyh. Dann sucht sie sich in Australien eine neue Aufgabe, geht in die Politik und bereitet als Tessloff Verlag der Liberal Party der gegnerischen Labour Party einige Probleme. Ihr Mann, ein 9 Songs Online Stream Industrieller, hatte weniger Glück. Im Sommer [2] lernte sie den französischen Unternehmer Henri Fiocca kennen.
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