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The princess spy : the true story of World War II spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones / Larry Loftis.

Van Pelt Library D810.S8 A45 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Loftis, Larry, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Spies.
Spain.
Aline, Countess of Romanones, 1923-2017.
Aline.
Spies--United States--Biography.
United States.
Spies--Spain--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Spain.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
True crime stories.
Physical Description:
xvii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
First Atria books hardcover edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Atria Books, 2021.
Summary:
Chronicles the extraordinary life of OSS spy Aline Griffith, who performed deep-cover intelligence missions during and after World War II throughout the upper echelons of European politics and society.
Contents:
Dying to fight
The farm
Close encounters
The clerk
Man of swords
Snatch-22
Death by murder
Putting on the Ritz
Glorious Gloria
Visitors
The body
Resurrection
The prisoner
The Bohemian
The lady vanishes
The count
Butch
Pay dirt
Intelligence goes to ground
Paris
La Tienta
The bookkeeper
Cortando la Coleta
Countess Quintanilla
Living the dream
Twin souls
The rest of the story.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-347) and index.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.
ISBN:
9781982143862
198214386X
OCLC:
1233048823

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