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Un invitado del Reich: La historia de la heredera estadounidense Gertrude Legendre's Dramatic-

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A Guest of the Reich: The Story of American Heiress Gertrude Legendre's Dramatic
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Publication Date
2019-09-24
Pages
256
ISBN
1524747335
Book Title
Guest of the Reich : The Story of American Heiress Gertrude Legendre's Dramatic Captivity and Escape from Nazi Germany
Item Length
9.6 in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
2019
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Peter Finn
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Topic
Women, Military / World War II, Intelligence & Espionage, Modern / 20th Century
Item Width
6.6 in
Item Weight
20.6 Oz
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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From the co-author of The Zhivago Affair , a finalist for the National Books Critics Circle Award, comes the riveting story of a wealthy heiress who joined the OSS and was the only American woman in uniform to be captured by the Germans; her imprisonment among the Nazi elite and daring escape in 1945 comprise one of the more remarkable untold episodes of World War II.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1524747335
ISBN-13
9781524747336
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038814173

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Book Title
Guest of the Reich : The Story of American Heiress Gertrude Legendre's Dramatic Captivity and Escape from Nazi Germany
Author
Peter Finn
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Military / World War II, Intelligence & Espionage, Modern / 20th Century
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Item Weight
20.6 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
D810.S8l516 2019
Reviews
"I read A Guest of the Reich breathlessly, and found myself amazed by the pluck, guts, and courage of Gertrude Legendre. She wouldn't have won any awards for being a mother, but her life was one enormous adventure. As a real card-carrying socialite (before the term was degraded by television's "housewives"), Gertie's social prowess made being even a prisoner of war in Nazi Germany seem like a continuous, madcap escapade. Peter Finn brings her story to life as energetically as the 8-foot tiger Legendre shot in Vietnam." --Lisa Birnbach, author of True Prep and The Official Preppy Handbook "An intrepid American heiress, already a world traveler and big-game hunter, tumbles into World War II, ending up a prisoner of the Gestapo as the Nazi regime begins to collapse. This is a true adventure story, a story of spirit and courage told wonderfully well." --Kate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker "Gertrude Legendre was a glamorous New York socialite, a world-class adventurer, and a crack shot with a rifle. During World War II she joined Wild Bill Donovan's Office of Strategic Service, working in one of the spy agency's most sensitive jobs. She also ended up as a prisoner in Nazi Germany. With thorough research and skillful writing Peter Finn brings to life her dramatic story. It's better than anything Hollywood could invent." --Douglas Waller, author of Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage, "The life of a young woman named Gertrude 'Gertie' Legendre was so exotic that it sounds like the plot of a stage play or a motion picture . . . Finn's book occupies some of the same terrain as Erik Larson's In the Garden of Beasts . Yet, just as Legendre herself was a unique figure in history, her saga is like no other that has so far reached us out of the belly of the beast." --Jonathan Kirsch, The Washington Post "Finn tells Gertie's story with irony, humor and detail . . . Legendre is a flawed hero, but Finn's narrative is a vivid chronicle of the waning days of Nazi Germany, when a country answered for its own hubris and one American woman witnessed the nightmare." --Mary Ann Gwinn, Minneapolis Star Tribune "Gertrude Legendre wouldn't have won any awards for being a mother, but her life was one enormous adventure. As a real card-carrying socialite (before the term was degraded by television's "housewives"), Gertie's social prowess made being even a prisoner of war in Nazi Germany seem like a continuous, madcap escapade. Peter Finn brings her story to life as energetically as the 8-foot tiger Legendre shot in Vietnam." --Lisa Birnbach, author of True Prep and The Official Preppy Handbook " A Guest of the Reich is an intimate spy story, as though a dear friend is taking us along on her misadventure behind Nazi lines. A first-rate journalist, Peter Finn employs careful reporting and compassion, bringing to life Gertie Legendre, an independent woman of many resources." --Bill Dedman, author of Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune "Gertrude Legendre was anything but the average rich society hostess; she possessed an unquenchable desire for adventure . . . [A] riveting account of a little-known historical personality." -- Library Journal "[A] biographical adventure story . . . Legendre's life makes for a captivating historical yarn and a unique addition to the cultural history of World War II." -- Booklist "Legendre was an extraordinary woman, whose 'journey through Hitler's collapsing Reich' will appeal to anyone equally enamored of glamor and wartime adventure." -- Publishers Weekly "An intrepid American heiress, already a world traveler and big-game hunter, tumbles into World War II, ending up a prisoner of the Gestapo as the Nazi regime begins to collapse. This is a true adventure story, a story of spirit and courage told wonderfully well." --Kate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker "Gertrude Legendre was a glamorous New York socialite, a world-class adventurer, and a crack shot with a rifle. During World War II she joined Wild Bill Donovan's Office of Strategic Services, working in one of the spy agency's most sensitive jobs. She also ended up as a prisoner in Nazi Germany. With thorough research and skillful writing Peter Finn brings to life her dramatic story. It's better than anything Hollywood could invent." --Douglas Waller, author of Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
Table of Content
1. Paris * 3 2. Luxembourg City * 12 3. Wyoming * 23 4. Addis Ababa * 30 5. Hanoi * 40 6. Washington, D.C. * 50 7. London * 62 8. Wallendorf * 72 9. Limburg an der Lahn * 81 10. Diez an der Lahn * 89 11. Naples * 99 12. Diez an der Lahn * 104 13. Berlin * 111 14. Cologne * 126 15. Bad Godesberg * 133 16. Königswinter * 146 17. Kronberg * 152 18. Constance * 161 19. Bern * 167 20. Brandenburg * 176 Epilogue * 191 Acknowledgments * 199 A Note on Sources * 201 Notes * 205 Selected Bibliography * 225 Index * 229
Copyright Date
2019
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2019-002112
Dewey Decimal
940.547243092
Dewey Edition
23

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