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Behind Enemy Lines
Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany | Wendy Holden, Marthe Cohn
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Marthe Cohn was in her late teens when Hitler was rising to power. Living across the German border in Alsace-Lorraine, her family began taking in Jews who were fleeing the Nazis, as well as the Jewish children being sent away by terrified parents. Soon her own homeland was under Nazi rule, and she and her parents, brothers, and sisters were forced to live the restricted lives of all Jews. As the Nazi occupation of France escalated along with the war, Marthes sister was arrested and eventually sent to Auschwitz, and the rest of her family was forced to flee to the south of France. Always a fighter, Marthe joined the French Army. Behind Enemy Lines is Marthe Cohns memoir of a time and place that has mesmerized the world for more than half a century. But at its heart it is the tale of an ordinary human being who, under extraordinary circumstances, became the hero her country needed her to be. Recently, at the age of eighty, Marthe Cohn was awarded Frances highest military honor, the Medaille Militaire, a relatively rare medal awarded for outstanding military service and given, in the past, to the likes of Winston Churchill. With this award came official acknowledgment of the heroic exploits of a beautiful young Jewish woman who faced death every day as she sought to help defeat the Nazi empire. When the spotlight was turned on Marthe Cohn, not even her children or grandchildren knew to what extent this modest woman had been involved with the Allies in fighting the evils of the greatest war of the twentieth century. She had fought valiantly to retrieve needed inside information about Nazi troop movements by slipping behind enemy lines, utilizing her perfect German accent and blond hair to pose as a young German nurse who was desperately trying to obtain word about a fictional fianc. In traveling about the countryside and approaching troops sympathetic to her plight, she learned where they were going next and was able to alert Allied commanders. From the Hardcover edition.
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Klou This sounds absolutely amazing! Perfect read for November! Great job! 3y
TheSpineView @Klou 👍📖 3y
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I really enjoyed this memoir of Marthe Cohn, a French Jewish spy in Nazi Germany.

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Trying to "read" while I am driving kids to swim lessons, basketball camp, and friend's houses. I am keeping the kids busy so they will be too tired to fight with each other ? #summersurvival

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Day 24 #AugustGrrrl I had the opportunity to hear this incredibly #brave woman speak about her WWII experience. Ninety-five year old Holocaust survivor Marthe Cohn became a member of the intelligence service of the French First Army and was able to retrieve inside information about Nazi troop movements by slipping behind enemy lines.
Posing as a nurse, searching for her fiancé she was able to rescue hundreds. #BeyondWords

Reviewsbylola This sounds fascinating. (edited) 7y
TrishB Amazing woman 👍 7y
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That's me and hubs, with the amazing hero Marthe Cohn. Getting to hear her speak now at my temple. #luckyme