As a class discuss both what defines the genre of graphic novels, and the differences between nonfiction and fiction novels within the genre. Wakes dramatic life story and her feisty, courageous personality made her the ideal subject for documentaries and dramatisations. Wake, nancy grace augusta 1912 2011 australian womens. The gestapo called her the white mouse and they wanted her, dead or alive. An australian woman living in france, nancy wake helped hundreds of allied serviceman escape from the german forces to spain during world war 2. Nancy wake was the allies most decorated servicewoman of wwii, and the gestapos mostwanted person. Tells the story of the australian who, after engineering the escape of hundreds of allied servicemen from occupied france during the second world war and f.
World war twos most rebellious spy russell braddon. Nancy wake codename the white mouse1987 part 1 of 6. Nancy grace augusta wake august 30, 1912 wellington, new zealand. Aug 08, 2011 she was known as the white mouse for her uncanny ability to run rings around the gestapo in occupied france, in spite of a 5m franc price on her head but the nickname the nazis gave nancy wake. The white mouse nancy wake is relatively unknown by most australians. We never recognised her world war 2 exploits the australians where she lived for much of her youth did. Mrs andree peel, french resistance operativecodename agent rosesaved over. Wake suffered a heart attack in 2003, but she kept on fighting until 2011 when, at the age of 98, she passed away following a chest infection. Nancy wake, an attractive young journalist, is on assignment in marseilles when she meets wealthy businessman, henri fiocca. Nancy wake, a french resistance hero of world war ii, in 2004. Jul 20, 2014 she parachuted out airplanes, bicycled 500 km. Autobiography of the woman the gestapo called the white mouse, macmillan.
With europe on the brink of war, they fall desperately in love and are married as hitler begins his relentless march on holland and belgium. She was known as the white mouse for her uncanny ability to run rings around the gestapo in occupied france, in spite of a 5m franc price on her head but the nickname the nazis gave nancy wake. I dont see why we women should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them balaclavas. In 1956, australian author russell braddon wrote nancy wake. Docudrama telling the story of an extraordinary undercover agent who worked with the resistance against nazi germany, evading the gestapo while on their mostwanted list. The nazis code named her the white mouse, but there was nothing mousy about nancy wake. The white mouse who roared nancy wake, who died on sunday, was this countrys most decorated service woman. She tells her own story with interviews, reconstructions, stills and film footage in nancy wake code name. She decided to stay on even though her husband was probably a marked man and if fact was captured tortured and finally executed. Nancy wake aug 2011 i dont see why we women should just wave our men wake underwent a wartime metamorphosis, from a funloving youth to a highly decorated resistance fighter. It was released as true colors in the united states. Nancy wake was an australian who joined the french resistance during world war ii and became the most wanted woman in france. Combining glam looks with balls to the wall courage, wake made life hell for invading nazis in world war ii france.
The gestapo called her the white mouse, an australian who became one of the most highly decorated women of world war ii, tells her own story. With nancy wake, john stanton, vinnie colaci, guna brown. Tells the story of the australian who, after engineering the escape of hundreds of allied servicemen from occupied france during the second. Parachuting behind enemy lines, blowing up bridges and smuggling refugees across borders, nancy fought fiercely against the enemy.
The thrilling true story of nancy wake, the french wartime agent who lived a life of adventure. In film documentaries and in her 1985 autobiography, the white mouse, ms. By the end of the second world war, she was the gestapos most wanted person. Political and military leaders have paid tribute to australian world war two heroine nancy wake. Nancy wake december 14, 2016 natasha schlaffer woman warriors this badass french resistance spy killed nazis with her bare hands, guided hundreds of wounded allied soldiers out of occupied french territory to safety, and played a crucial role in smuggling information back and forth between the allied forces and the underground. See the full list of nancy wake cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. With rachael blampied, owen black, gavin rutherford, richard chapman. Ms wake, who has died in london just before her 99th birthday, was a. Nancy wake, the white mouse and the most decorated woman of the 193945 war, disliked people messing around with her life story.
Nancy wake known as the white mouse to nazi agents, wake was one of the most notorious members of the french resistance, working on numerous sabotage operations and organizing more than 700 resistance members into a guerilla fighting force. Nancy wake was an australian who joined the french resistance. Everything you need to know about the white mouse movie pre. Nancy wake is relatively unknown by most australians. By the time the gestapo had connected the dots between the white mouse. Punctuation personalities im the semicolon in its complete essence.
It felt like i was being told a story and the reading felt very personal, like a wee teteatete as opposed to a full on true story factfinding mission of information being thrown at me. It was at this point that nancy wake first came facetoface with impending rise of. Nancy wake by chloe curran her place womens museum. Then again, its been a long time since i thought i was really across all the significant figures in a range of disciplines. Nancy wake is a 1987 australian miniseries on the exploits of new zealander b. In 1939 nancy married french industrialist henri fiocca who was killed during the war. She lived to see her story memorialized in books, tv, and movies. She became a leading figure in the maquis groups of the french resistance and was one of the allies most decorated servicewomen of the war.
Nancy wake 1987 the true story of the white mouse, an australian woman whose involvement in wwii made her one of australias most highly decorated war heroes. Some questions that you may find useful as discussion starters include. Flirted her way through checkpoints and karatechopped a nazi guard to death. In the early 1930s she went first to england and then paris as a freelance journalist and there met and married henri fiocca, a wealthy french. The white mouse who became australias most decorated wwii. In the mid1930s, an australian journalist visited germany to report on the rise of fascism and. Ms wake, who has died in london just before her 99th birthday, was a new zealander brought up in australia. Everything you need to know about the white mouse movie. Nancy wake aka the white mouse the first global social. Codenamed the white mouse for her elusiveness, international femme fatale nancy wake was a key inspiration behind sebastian faulkes celebrated fictional spy charlotte gray. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability.
A biography of our greatest war heroine, harpercollins, pymble, new south wales, 2002,isbn 0007144016. During world war ii, australian nancy wake, nicknamed the white mouse, works with the french resistance to save downed allied airmen in fr. As the gestapos most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the. The white mouse who became australias most decorated. Jul 06, 2010 tells the story of the australian who, after engineering the escape of hundreds of allied servicemen from occupied france during the second world war and f. Nancy wake, nicknamed the white mouse for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. Wake also was made a consultant for the film, but only after the script had. In the early 1930s, nancy wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in paris. Lost in the debris of our culture, a woman of valor. But, what led this spunky, teenage runaway to become an inglorious bastardsstyle nazi killer. In this first ever docudrama biopic on wake, gripping dramatisations are combined with exclusive interviews with her closest friends, confidants and military historians. Nancy grace augusta wake, ac, gm 30 august 1912 7 august 2011 also known as nancy fiocca was a new zealandborn nurse and journalist who joined the french resistance and later the special operations executive soe during world war ii, and briefly pursued a postwar career as an intelligence officer in the air ministry.
Nancy grace augusta wake ac, gm 30 august 1912 7 august 2011 served as a british special operations. Wake s dramatic life story and her feisty, courageous personality made her the ideal subject for documentaries and dramatisations. Codenamed the white mouse for her elusiveness, this international femme fatale was a key inspiration behind sebastian faulkes celebrated fictional spy charlotte gray. A great autobiography that describes the amazing life and experiences of nancy wake aka the white mouse. Parachuting behind enemy lines, blowing up bridges and smuggling refugees across borders, nancy fought fiercely against the enemy and became the most decorated australian woman in any. She spent her childhood in sydney and after her studies she traveled to europe where she worked as a journalist. Nancy has, at this period in her life, been pulling a bruce wayne routine for the past three years airhead party girl by day, deadlyserious resistance courier by night. Award winners noni hazelhurst and john waters star in this true story of australias greatest war heroine, nancy wake, the woman tagged by the gestapo as the white mouse.
The youngest of six children, nancy wake came to australia with her parents when she was 20 months old. Gestapos most wanted the white mouse pal region 0 2014 rachael blampied. In some ways, this is surprising considering that she was one of the most decorated soldiers of world war 2 and played such a significant role in the allied resistance to german occupation that she topped the gestapos most wanted list. Featuring award winners noni hazlehurst city homicide and john waters offspring, this miniseries event begins in 1939 when nancy meets wealthy businessman, henri fiocca, while she is working on assignment as a journalist in marseilles. This is the incredible true story of nancy wake, the daring allied spy who became the gestapos most wanted woman in wwii. In some ways, this is surprising considering that she was one of the most decorated soldiers of world war 2 and played such a significant role in the allied resistance to german occupation that she. Lost in the debris of our culture, a woman of valor the. Rte 1 radio documentary, nancy wake and harry potter, first broadcast 9aug 2011. In 1985, she published her autobiography, the white mouse, the title derived.
Farewell to nancy wake, the mouse who ran rings around the. The story of nancy wake is a nonfiction graphic novel. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The store, the store, white mouse nancy wake, the gestapo called her the white mouse and they wanted her, dead or alive. Now, nancy wake that was girl power, the real deal and thank god she was on our side. After her husband is forced to join the war against hitler, nancy fights in her own way by setting up an escape route for allied soldiers. Jan 01, 1985 a great autobiography that describes the amazing life and experiences of nancy wake aka the white mouse.
The white mouse paperback june 1, 1987 by nancy wake author. The white mouse incredible people do incredible things and there are no better examples of the heroism of men and women than in time of war. Parachuting behind enemy lines, blowing up bridges and smuggling refugees across borders, nancy fought fiercely against the enemy and became the most decorated australian woman in any war. She became berlins most wanted woman and, upon escaping to england, was trained by the s. Soon after the completion of her marathon bike ride, nancy reconnected with the. This ww2 undercover agent revisits europe and tells her story of escaping the gestapo. Wellington nz 30 august 1912 nancy wake during world war two as a female british special operations executive agent based on russell braddons 1956 book nancy wake. Nancy wake was born in new zealand but her family moved to australia when she was 2. It was an extraordinary story and an extraordinary life. Nancy wake tells the true story of australias greatest war heroine the woman the gestapo dubbed the white. Nancy wake, whom the gestapo codenamed the white mouse was the allies most decorated servicewoman of world war ii. Nov 07, 20 wake suffered a heart attack in 2003, but she kept on fighting until 2011 when, at the age of 98, she passed away following a chest infection. The white mouse who roared the sydney morning herald.
Nancy grace augusta wake the australian war memorial. Nancy wake was a young new zealand woman who traveled to france pre ww11,met and married a wealthy french businessman and lived a life of luxury until the war. She seemed to always be traveling for her glam lifestyle, but really she was a courier between resistance pockets, and used fake names on the road. She was known as the white mouse for her uncanny ability to run rings around the gestapo in occupied france, in spite of a 5m franc price on. See more ideas about women in history, women and world war. Nancy grace augusta wake ac, gm 30 august 1912 7 august 2011 served as a british special operations executive agent during the later part of world war ii.
They codenamed her the white mouse because of her ability to elude capture. This book is a treasure, and gives very human insights into that era, and the exceptional bravery of all involved. Parachuting behind enemy lines, blowing up bridges and smuggling refugees across borders, nancy fought fiercely against the enemy and became the most decorated australian the gestapo called her the white mouse and they. All purchases earn scholastic rewards for your nominated school. Shop at the scholastic store for the best books for children, educational resources for kids, crafts for kids, teachings resources and more. She killed a german sentry with her bare hands and ordered the execution of a woman believed to be a german spy. Nancy wake wrote her own account first published 1985 with the original title, the white mouse the autobiography of the woman the gestapo called the white mouse isbn 0725107553.
She is the most feminine woman i know, until the fighting starts. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The story of a very brave woman isbn 978 0 7524 5485 6. When war broke out she was a young woman married to a wealthy frenchman living a life of luxury in cosmopolitan marseilles. In 1987 a television miniseries was made about her life.
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