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2019 selection · Nonfiction
Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler
Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around eye-opening reads, for history lovers, nonfiction, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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