Mrs Mahoney's secret war : the untold story of an extraordinary young woman's resistance against the Nazis
TitreMrs Mahoney's secret war : the untold story of an extraordinary young woman's resistance against the Nazis
Call number940.5337/0084
N° d'objet10125
Lieu de publicationEdinburgh, Scotland
EditeurMainstream Publishing
Année de publication
2011
Pagination263p.,bibliography
MatérielLivre
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.