Mrs Mahoney's Secret War: The Untold Story of an Extraordinary Young Woman's Resistance Against the Nazis...

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Claudia Strachan Claudia Strachan

Mrs Mahoney's Secret War

The Untold Story of an Extraordinary Young Woman's Resistance Against the Nazis

Claudia Strachan, Claudia Strachan

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English

Mainstream Publishing
15 June 2011

Biography: general; Autobiography: historical, political & military; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; The Holocaust

The inspiring story of a courageous young woman who worked to defeat the totalitarian Nazi regime during the Second World War.

Gretel helped to protect fugitives hunted by the Gestapo, hid her Jewish doctor in her cellar and passed to the resistance secrets learned from her work on the Enigma encryption machine.

Finally arrested in 1945, she was liberated as the British Army advanced towards Hamburg. After the war, Gretel fell in love with a British officer. When he was transferred back to England, her determination and bravery were tested once more.

By: Claudia Strachan, Claudia Strachan
Imprint: Mainstream Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9781845965952
ISBN 10: 1845965957
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 June 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gretel Mahoney was born in Germany in 1915 and was 24 years old when the Second World War broke out. She moved to England in 1945, where she remained until her death in 2006. Claudia Strachan was born in Germany and moved to England in 1993. After meeting Gretel, she spent the next nine years researching the historical background of her story.

Reviews for Mrs Mahoney's Secret War: The Untold Story of an Extraordinary Young Woman's Resistance Against the Nazis

A very well-written, fast-moving book ... [it] has all the ingredients for a Hollywood blockbuster Tribune The untold story of an extraordinary young woman's resistance to the Nazis The Bookseller