A guest of the Reich : the story of American heiress Gertrude Legendre and her dramatic captivity and daring escape from Nazi Germany
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New York : Pantheon Books, [2019].
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First edition.
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viii, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
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Uintah County Library - General NonFiction - Second Floor
940.547 FINN
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.
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"Gertrude 'Gertie' Legendre was a society heiress from South Carolina who lived a charmed life during the 1920s and 1930s. But the attack on Pearl Harbor gave her a different focus and she joined the OSS (the predecessor to the CIA). First in Washington and then in London, some of the most closely-held government secrets passed through her hands. As the Allies advanced into France in September 1944, she was ordered to Paris. Headstrong and eager 'to smell the fighting,' she fell into Nazi hands ... Moved from city to city throughout Germany for six months before her dramatic escape into Switzerland, she was able to witness the collapse of Hitler's Reich as no other American did"--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Finn, P. (2019). A guest of the Reich: the story of American heiress Gertrude Legendre and her dramatic captivity and daring escape from Nazi Germany (First edition.). Pantheon Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Finn, Peter, 1962-. 2019. A Guest of the Reich: The Story of American Heiress Gertrude Legendre and Her Dramatic Captivity and Daring Escape From Nazi Germany. Pantheon Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Finn, Peter, 1962-. A Guest of the Reich: The Story of American Heiress Gertrude Legendre and Her Dramatic Captivity and Daring Escape From Nazi Germany Pantheon Books, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Finn, Peter. A Guest of the Reich: The Story of American Heiress Gertrude Legendre and Her Dramatic Captivity and Daring Escape From Nazi Germany First edition., Pantheon Books, 2019.

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