The saboteur : the aristocrat who became France's most daring anti-Nazi commando
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017].
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Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library - Adult Biography
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 286 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-286).
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Kirkus Reviews,,October 01, 2017
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Library Journal,,November 01, 2017
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Booklist,,November 01, 2017
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Library Journal Prepub Alert,,June 26, 2017
Description
In the tradition of Agent Zigzag comes this breathtaking biography, as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the very best spy thrillers, which illuminates an unsung hero of the French Resistance during World War II-Robert de La Rochefoucauld, an aristocrat turned anti-Nazi saboteur-and his daring exploits as a résistant trained by Britain's Special Operations Executive.
A scion of one of the most storied families in France, Robert de La Rochefoucauld was raised in magnificent chateaux and educated in Europe's finest schools. When the Nazis invaded and imprisoned his father, La Rochefoucauld escaped to England and learned the dark arts of anarchy and combat-cracking safes and planting bombs and killing with his bare hands-from the officers of Special Operations Executive, the collection of British spies, beloved by Winston Churchill, who altered the war in Europe with tactics that earned it notoriety as the “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” With his newfound skills, La Rochefoucauld returned to France and organized Resistance cells, blew up fortified compounds and munitions factories, interfered with Germans' war-time missions, and executed Nazi officers. Caught by the Germans, La Rochefoucauld withstood months of torture without cracking, and escaped his own death, not once but twice.
The Saboteur recounts La Rochefoucauld's enthralling adventures, from jumping from a moving truck on his way to his execution to stealing Nazi limos to dressing up in a nun's habit-one of his many disguises and impersonations. Whatever the mission, whatever the dire circumstance, La Rochefoucauld acquitted himself nobly, with the straight-back aplomb of a man of aristocratic breeding: James Bond before Ian Fleming conjured him.
More than just a fast-paced, true thriller, The Saboteur is also a deep dive into an endlessly fascinating historical moment, telling the untold story of a network of commandos that battled evil, bravely worked to change the course of history, and inspired the creation of America's own Central Intelligence Agency.
Target Audience
Adult,Brodart.
Target Audience
Adult,Brodart.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kix, P. (2017). The saboteur: the aristocrat who became France's most daring anti-Nazi commando (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kix, Paul. 2017. The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kix, Paul. The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kix, Paul. The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
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