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Josephine Baker's Secret War
- The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom
Engelsk Hardback
Josephine Baker's Secret War
- The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom
Engelsk Hardback

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The full story of Josephine Baker’s wartime and intelligence work in France and North Africa   Before the Second World War, Josephine Baker (1906–1975) was one of the most famous performers in the world. She made her name dancing on the Parisian stage, but when war broke out she decided not to return to America. Instead, Baker turned spy for the French Secret Services.   In this engaging, deeply researched study, Hanna Diamond tells the full story of Baker’s actions for the French and Allied powers in World War Two. Drawing on previously unseen material, Diamond reveals the vital role Baker played throughout the war, from counterintelligence work for the Allied landings in North Africa to serving in the French Air Force in 1944–45. A woman of colour operating in a white male environment, Baker exploited her celebrity to enable her war work across France, Spain, Portugal, North Africa, and the Middle East.   This groundbreaking account is the first to reveal the full significance of Baker’s wartime contribution.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
352
ISBN-13:
9780300279986
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0300279981
Udg. Dato:
8 apr 2025
Længde:
35mm
Bredde:
167mm
Højde:
242mm
Forlag:
Yale University Press
Oplagsdato:
8 apr 2025
Forfatter(e):
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