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About The Real Nancy Wake: Journalist, Spy, Revolutionary

This is the incredible true story of Nancy Wake, the daring allied spy who became the Gestapo's most wanted woman in WWII. Codenamed 'The White Mouse' for her elusiveness, this international femme fatale was a key inspiration behind Sebastian Faulkes' celebrated fictional spy Charlotte Gray.

The Real Nancy Wake: Journalist, Spy, Revolutionary is presented by Absolute History. Its listed runtime is 68 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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The Real Nancy Wake: Journalist, Spy, Revolutionary
Runtime
68 minutes
Language
English

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