Mrs Mahoney's secret war : the untold story of an extraordinary young woman's resistance against the Nazis
TítuloMrs Mahoney's secret war : the untold story of an extraordinary young woman's resistance against the Nazis
Call number940.5337/0084
Número del objeto10125
Lugar de publicaciónEdinburgh, Scotland
EditorialMainstream Publishing
Año de publicación
2011
Paginación263p.,bibliography
MaterialBook
ISBN9781845965952
Descripción
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.