At the age of 17, the author saw her native France overrun by the Nazis. Working for the Resistance and later for the American OSS, Helene constantly had to put her mission ahead of her safety. In her fast-paced, poignant, and highly personal autobiography, Deschamps challenges all readers to see the consequences of the choices they face today. Photos. Young Adult.
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At the age of 17, the author saw her native France overrun by the Nazis. Working for the Resistance and later for the American OSS, Helene constantly had to put her mission ahead of her safety. In her fast-paced, poignant, and highly personal autobiography, Deschamps challenges all readers to see the consequences of the choices they face today. Photos. Young Adult.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Warmly inscribed by the author on the fly leaf. 1995, First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Clean text. Covers show some edgewear. DJ shows light rubbing and shelfwear, but is now housed in a mylar wrap.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. National Archive embossed sticker on half-title. Below signature she also signed her code name "Anick". DJ has slight wear and soiling. xii, 308 p. Illustrations. Map. Index. An autobiography by a woman who, at the age of 17, joined the French Resistance and worked to free France from the Nazis. Deschamps started out as a minor courier in the movement, then become a field operative, and finally infiltrated the French subsidiary of the Gestapo.