Descripci�n hardcover. Condici�n: new. Illustrated. An American herofinally gets her due in this riveting narrative You will absolutely love Florence Finch her grit her compassion her fight This isnt just history she is a woman for our times KEITH OBRIEN the New York Times bestselling author of Fly GirlsThe riveting story of an unsung World War II hero who saved countless American lives in the PhilippinesWhen Florence Finch died at the age of 101 few of her Ithaca NY neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan Long accustomed to keeping her secrets close in service of the Allies she waited fifty years to reveal the story of those dramatic and harrowing days to her own childrenFlorence was an unlikely warrior She relied on her own intelligence and fortitude to survive on her own from the age of seven facing bigotry as a mixedrace mestiza with the dual heritage of her American serviceman father and Filipina motherAs the war drew ever closer to the Philippines Florence fell in love with a dashing American naval intelligence agent Charles Bing Smith In the wake of Bings sudden death in battle Florence transformed from a mildmannered young wife into a fervent resistance fighter She conceived a bold plan to divert tons of precious fuel from the Japanese army which was then sold on the black market to provide desperately needed medicine and food for hundreds of American POWs In constant peril of arrest and execution Florence fought to save others even as the Japanese police closed inWith a wealth of original sources including taped interviews personal journals and unpublished memoirs The Indomitable Florence Finch unfolds against the Bataan Death March the fall of Corregidor and the daily struggle to survive a brutal occupying force Awardwinning military historian and former Congressman Robert J Mrazek brings to light this longhidden American patriot The Indomitable Florence Finch is the story of the transcendent bravery of a woman who belongs in Americas pantheon of war heroes. N� de ref. del art�culo: DADAX0316422274

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The Indomitable Florence Finch (Hardcover)

Robert J. Mrazek

Publicado por Little, Brown & Company (2020)

ISBN 10: 0316422274 ISBN 13: 9780316422277

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Descripci�n Hardcover. Condici�n: new. Hardcover. "An American hero-long forgotten-finally gets her due in this riveting narrative. You will absolutely love Florence Finch: her grit, her compassion, her fight. This isn't just history; she is a woman for our times."-Keith O'Brien, the New York Times bestselling author of Fly GirlsThe riveting story of an unsung World War II hero who saved countless American lives in the Philippines, told by an award-winning military historian.When Florence Finch died at the age of 101, few of her Ithaca, NY neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan. Long accustomed to keeping her secrets close in service of the Allies, she waited fifty years to reveal the story of those dramatic and harrowing days to her own children.Florence was an unlikely warrior. She relied on her own intelligence and fortitude to survive on her own from the age of seven, facing bigotry as a mixed-race mestiza with the dual heritage of her American serviceman father and Filipina mother.As the war drew ever closer to the Philippines, Florence fell in love with a dashing American naval intelligence agent, Charles "Bing" Smith. In the wake of Bing's sudden death in battle, Florence transformed from a mild-mannered young wife into a fervent resistance fighter. She conceived a bold plan to divert tons of precious fuel from the Japanese army, which was then sold on the black market to provide desperately needed medicine and food for hundreds of American POWs. In constant peril of arrest and execution, Florence fought to save others, even as the Japanese police closed in.With a wealth of original sources including taped interviews, personal journals, and unpublished memoirs, The Indomitable Florence Finch unfolds against the Bataan Death March, the fall of Corregidor, and the daily struggle to survive a brutal occupying force. Award-winning military historian and former Congressman Robert J. Mrazek brings to light this long-hidden American patriot. The Indomitable Florence Finch is the story of the transcendent bravery of a woman who belongs in America's pantheon of war heroes. The riveting story of an unsung World War II hero who saved countless American lives in the Philippines. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N� de ref. del art�culo: 9780316422277