La Princesa EspÃa / The Princess Spy
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ISBN10: 8418870761
ISBN13: 9788418870767
Publisher: Roca Edit
Published: Jul 12 2022
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 9.10
Language: Spanish
ISBN13: 9788418870767
Publisher: Roca Edit
Published: Jul 12 2022
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 9.10
Language: Spanish
La fascinante biografÃa de Aline Griffith, la joven espÃa norteamericana en el Madrid de los años 40 convertida en Condesa de Romanones. La historia de Madrid durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial como nunca te la han contado. Una historia oculta, excepcional y emocionante sobre una chica estadounidense común que se convirtió en una de las espÃas más atrevidas durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y que se casó con la nobleza española. Cuando Aline Griffith nació en una tranquila aldea suburbana de Nueva York nadie podÃa imaginar cuál serÃa su sorprendente futuro, lleno de peligros y glamour. Cuando Estados Unidos interviene en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los ojos se centran en los chicos jóvenes universitarios, para que se unan al esfuerzo bélico, pero nadie repara en una joven de ojos brillantes cuya única experiencia profesional es la de coser y modelar ropa. La vida de Aline cambia cuando, en una cena, conoce a un hombre llamado Frank Ryan y le revela cuán desesperadamente quiere hacer por ayudar a su paÃs. En unas pocas semanas, la recluta para la Oficina de Servicios Estratégicos, precursora de la CIA. Con un nombre en clave yuna formación experta en su haber, Aline es enviada a España como codificadora, pero pronto se le asigna la tarea adicional de infiltrarse en las altas esferas de la sociedad, mezclarse con funcionarios de alto rango, diplomáticos y europeos titulados, cualquiera de los cuales podrÃa ser un agente enemigo. Con este glamuroso telón de fondo de galas y cenas, recluta a otros miembros y se dedica a un espionaje encubierto para contrarrestar las tácticas nazis en Madrid. Aline conoce al conde de Romanones, pero incluso después de casarse con él, ella seguirá en secreto con sus actividades encubiertas, recibiendo misiones especiales en el extranjero que se beneficiarÃan de su impecable pedigrà y conexiones sociales. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER As exciting as any spy novel (Daily News, New York), The Princess Spy follows the hidden history of an ordinary American girl who became one of the OSS's most daring World War II spies before marrying into European nobility. Perfect for fans of A Woman of No Importance and Code Girls. When Aline Griffith was born in a quiet suburban New York hamlet, no one had any idea that she would go on to live a life of glamour and danger that Ingrid Bergman only played at in Notorious (Time). As the United States enters the Second World War, the young college graduate is desperate to aid in the war effort, but no one is interested in a bright-eyed young woman whose only career experience is modeling clothes. Aline's life changes when, at a dinner party, she meets a man named Frank Ryan and reveals how desperately she wants to do her part for her country. Within a few weeks, he helps her join the Office of Strategic Services--forerunner of the CIA. With a code name and expert training under her belt, she is sent to Spain to be a coder, but is soon given the additional assignment of infiltrating the upper echelons of society, mingling with high-ranking officials, diplomats, and titled Europeans. Against this glamorous backdrop of galas and dinner parties, she recruits sub-agents and engages in deep-cover espionage. Even after marrying the Count of Romanones, one of the wealthiest men in Spain, Aline secretly continues her covert activities, being given special assignments when abroad that would benefit from her impeccable pedigree and social connections. [A] meticulously researched, beautifully crafted work of nonfiction that reads like a James Bond thriller (Bookreporter), The Princess Spy brings to vivid life the dazzling adventures of a spirited American woman who risked everything to serve her country.
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