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To: Keith Brown
There was a TV miniseries The Story of Nancy Wake (aka True Colors

Although Nancy said it took liberties with the truth and was a bit unbelievable (the writers had her cooking for the French Marquis!)

Now the reality they left out was far more pausible

There was the time she pwned a couple of American OSS agents.

Her group had taken over a deserted chateau on the Vercors plateau and the OSS were there for a parachute supply drop. Day of the drop, the lazy French had done NOTHING about setting out flare pots to mark the drop zone, and Nancy didnt seem concerned about it.

Night of the drop, still nothing, the OSS are having kittens. One minute before the drop time, she goes over to the wall, draws aside a curtain, and throws the switch that connects the chateau's elecrical generator to the drop zone lights.

44 posted on 08/07/2011 8:33:40 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (New gets old. Steampunk is always cool)
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To: Oztrich Boy

I first saw her featured in the Book “25 deadliest men” A book on the deadliest combatants thru history.

Great book. Great lady!


49 posted on 08/08/2011 6:24:40 AM PDT by Keith Brown (Among the other evils being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised Machiavelli.)
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