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The last goodnight : a World War II story of espionage, adventure, and betrayal  Cover Image Book Book

The last goodnight : a World War II story of espionage, adventure, and betrayal / Howard Blum.

Blum, Howard, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062307675
  • ISBN: 0062307673
  • Physical Description: xvii, 509 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper Collins Publishers, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-495) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Storming the castle -- "A terrible restlessness" -- "Hidden in my yesterdays" -- Enigma -- The long way home -- Washington -- Big Bill and Little Bill.
Subject: Brousse, Amy Elizabeth Thorpe, 1910-1963.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > United States.
Espionage, American > Europe > History > 20th century.
Women spies > United States > Biography.
Hyde, H. Montgomery (Harford Montgomery), 1907-1989.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library 940.54 BLUM (Text) 34455006191882 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -
Easton Main Library 940.54 B658ℓ (Text) 31901004002509 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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