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Main Title:
The nurse who became a spy / Chris Hall.
Author:
Hall, Chris, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2021.
Collation:
232 pages ; 24 cm
Series Title:
Lord Mayor's Collection
Summary:
The life story of Madge Addy, a working-class Manchester woman who volunteered to fight Fascism and Nazism in two major wars, is a truly remarkable one. Chris Hall brings her story to life using archive material and photographs from Britain, France, Spain and Norway. Madge's Spanish Civil War experiences are vividly described in a mass of letters she wrote requesting medical aid and describing the harrowing conditions at her wartime hospital.
ISBN:
9781526779588 (hbk)
Dewey Class:
946.081092
946.081 HAL
352.0942733
Language:
English
Subject:
Addy, Madge
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Medical care
Nurses -- Great Britain -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- France
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
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BRN:
3140466
Bookmark Link:
https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/RARE/BIBENQ?BRN=3140466

Holdings:

LocationCollectionShelved AtStatus/Desc
Manchester Collection: Central Library
Local Studies-Lending
946.081092 ADD
  • Available
Manchester Collection: Central Library
Local Studies-Reference
946.081092 ADD(587)
  • Available
Special Collections: NB - 24 hours notice required to retrieve
Book Rarities
352.0942733 ADD(587)
  • In-transit from Stock Unit to Special Collections: NB - 24 hours notice required to retrieve (Set: 25 Nov 2022)
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