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The green beret commandos secret mission had taken them 150 miles inside iraq, to spy on saddam husseins army. Always a fighter, marthe joined the french army and became a member of the intelligence service of the french first army. It reads like gripping fiction, but every word is true. But strangely, when you read this book it is not the horrors that will stay with you. I first picked up the book because of the brief introduction on cohn and the autobiography really captivated me. The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions. The true story of a jewish spy in nazi germany waldo ed. The true story of a french jewish spy in nazi germany in total, more than thirty members of marthe s immediate jewish family did not survive the nazi persecution. With this remarkable memoir, her story finally comes to light. Cohn, who grew up in french lorraine but spoke german fluently, begins in 1945. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. About behind enemy lines the amazing story of a woman who lived through one of the worst times in human history, losing family members to the nazis but surviving with her spirit and integrity intact. World war ii is raging across europe, and the axis and allied powers are in a stalemate. As part of the jewish literary festival, marthe cohn talked about her book, behind enemy lines.
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