MADAME FOURCADE'S SECRET WAR

The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade: The leader of France's most powerful spy-organization against the Nazis.

In 1941, a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty, became the leader of a vast Resistance organization - the only woman to hold such a role. A lifelong rebel against her country's conservative, patriarchal society, Fourcade was made for the job. No other French spy network lasted as long or supplied as much crucial intelligence as "Alliance" - and as a result, the Gestapo pursued its members relentlessly.

Lynne Olson is a New York Times bestselling author of eight books of history. She lives with her husband in Washington, D.C.