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Title:
Sisters in resistance : how a German spy, a banker's wife, and Mussolini's daughter outwitted the Nazis / Tilar J. Mazzeo.
ISBN:
9781538735268
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022.

©2022
Physical Description:
xv, 311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Preface: The inferno -- Prologue: The German spy and Mussolini's daughter -- The Grand Council -- Tramontana -- Flight to exile -- Gallo -- Arrest -- The last card -- Operation Conte -- Blackmailing Hitler -- The trial of Verona -- Emilio -- Refuge in Switzerland -- Father Pancino -- Germania -- The banker's wife -- The house of spies -- My new found friend -- Lunch at Monthey Station -- The Ciano diaries -- The rose garden -- Epilogue: Into thin air.
Summary:
In 1944, the war had reached its climax in continental Europe. News of secret diaries kept by Italy's former Foreign Minister, Galeazzo Ciano, had permeated public consciousness. What wasn't reported, however, was how three women--a Fascist's daughter, a German spy, and an American socialite--risked their lives to ensure the diaries would reach the Allied forces, who would use the papers as key evidence against the Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials. Drawing from in-depth research and first-person interviews with people who witnessed parts of this true story, Mazzeo gives readers a riveting look into this little-known moment in cultural history and shows how, without Edda, Hilde, and Frances's involvement, certain convictions would never have been possible at Nuremberg. Sisters in Resistance is a powerful look at women's intelligence work during WWII, a moving story of unlikely wartime friendships, and an inspirational investigation into three people who, navigated the place where truth, loyalty, justice, and betrayal collide--Adapted from information provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1275355576
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