Nancy Wake: A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine

Reissue of a biography of Australian war heroine Nancy Wake (1912- ), first published in trade paperback 2001. Tells how in the early 1930s Wake was enjoying a bohemian lifestyle in Paris but by the end of the Second World War she was the Gestapo's most wanted person. Recounts her rise from courier to leading an underground fighting force in her fight against the Nazis. Includes photos, bibliography and index. Author is a journalist and presenter with Fox television sports service. Previous titles include 'Basking in Beirut' and 'The Rugby War'.FitzSimons, Peter is the author of 'Nancy Wake: A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine', published 2002 under ISBN 9780732274566 and ISBN 0732274567.