Mrs Mahoney's secret war : the untold story of an extraordinary young woman's resistance against the Nazis
TitleMrs Mahoney's secret war : the untold story of an extraordinary young woman's resistance against the Nazis
Call number940.5337/0084
Object number10125
Place of publicationEdinburgh, Scotland
PublisherMainstream Publishing
Year of publication
2011
Physical description263p.,bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN9781845965952
Description
The untold story of an extraordinary young woman's resistance against the Nazis. Gretel helped protect fugitives hunted by the Gestapo, hid her Jewish doctor in her cellar. Called up to serve as a typist in the Wehrmacht, Gretel allied herself with the resistance, passing on secrets learned from her work sending and receiving messages via the Enigma encryption machine.