The Resource The last goodnight : a World War II story of espionage, adventure, and betrayal, Howard Blum
The last goodnight : a World War II story of espionage, adventure, and betrayal, Howard Blum
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- Summary
- Time magazine called her "the Mata Hari of Minnesota"; OSS Chief general "Wild Bill" Donovan called her "the greatest unsung heroine of the war." But for decades, the extent of Betty Pack's achievements as an agent during World War II, first for Britain's MI6 and then for America's OSS, remained classified. Now, the truth about this femme fatale--her dangerous liaisons and death-defying missions, the heartaches that haunted her life, her vital contributions to the Allied victory--forms a narrative more thrilling than fiction. Betty Pack was charming, beautiful, and extremely intelligent: these qualities would prove crucial to her success as a spy. It was a vocation she fell into almost by accident, but she turned out to be a consummate professional. Using the code name "Cynthia," she seduced diplomats and military attachés across the globe in exchange for crucial secrets, but her missions went far beyond the bedroom. She repeatedly risked her life to secure coveted documents, such as the Polish codebooks that proved key to Alan Turing's success with Operation Ultra. Bestselling author Howard Blum masterfully spins Betty's triumphs, the trail of broken hearts she left in her wake, and her brushes with death into a suspenseful saga of wartime espionage.-- Adapted from dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 509 pages
- Contents
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- Storming the castle
- "A terrible restlessness"
- "Hidden in my yesterdays"
- Enigma
- The long way home
- Washington
- Big Bill and Little Bill
- Isbn
- 9780062307675
- Label
- The last goodnight : a World War II story of espionage, adventure, and betrayal
- Title
- The last goodnight
- Title remainder
- a World War II story of espionage, adventure, and betrayal
- Statement of responsibility
- Howard Blum
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Biography
- Brousse, Amy Elizabeth (Thorpe, 1910-1963
- Espionage, American -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- History
- 1900 - 1999
- Women spies -- United States -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States
- Hyde, H. Montgomery, (Harford Montgomery), 1907-1989
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Time magazine called her "the Mata Hari of Minnesota"; OSS Chief general "Wild Bill" Donovan called her "the greatest unsung heroine of the war." But for decades, the extent of Betty Pack's achievements as an agent during World War II, first for Britain's MI6 and then for America's OSS, remained classified. Now, the truth about this femme fatale--her dangerous liaisons and death-defying missions, the heartaches that haunted her life, her vital contributions to the Allied victory--forms a narrative more thrilling than fiction. Betty Pack was charming, beautiful, and extremely intelligent: these qualities would prove crucial to her success as a spy. It was a vocation she fell into almost by accident, but she turned out to be a consummate professional. Using the code name "Cynthia," she seduced diplomats and military attachés across the globe in exchange for crucial secrets, but her missions went far beyond the bedroom. She repeatedly risked her life to secure coveted documents, such as the Polish codebooks that proved key to Alan Turing's success with Operation Ultra. Bestselling author Howard Blum masterfully spins Betty's triumphs, the trail of broken hearts she left in her wake, and her brushes with death into a suspenseful saga of wartime espionage.-- Adapted from dust jacket
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Blum, Howard
- Dewey number
- 940.54/8673092
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D810.S8
- LC item number
- B729 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Brousse, Amy Elizabeth (Thorpe
- Hyde, H. Montgomery
- World War, 1939-1945
- Espionage, American
- Women spies
- Label
- The last goodnight : a World War II story of espionage, adventure, and betrayal, Howard Blum
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Storming the castle -- "A terrible restlessness" -- "Hidden in my yesterdays" -- Enigma -- The long way home -- Washington -- Big Bill and Little Bill
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 509 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062307675
- Lccn
- 2015019329
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn928136659
- Label
- The last goodnight : a World War II story of espionage, adventure, and betrayal, Howard Blum
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Storming the castle -- "A terrible restlessness" -- "Hidden in my yesterdays" -- Enigma -- The long way home -- Washington -- Big Bill and Little Bill
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 509 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062307675
- Lccn
- 2015019329
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn928136659
Subject
- Biographies
- Biography
- Brousse, Amy Elizabeth (Thorpe, 1910-1963
- Espionage, American -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- History
- 1900 - 1999
- Women spies -- United States -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States
- Hyde, H. Montgomery, (Harford Montgomery), 1907-1989
- Biographies
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