Craig, Mary
A Tangled Web: Mata Hari: Dancer, Courtesan, Spy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780750989190
- author:
- Craig, Mary
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- The History Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 centimetres (0.32 kg
- Genre:
- Biography, Women,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
Mata Hari: A Life of Deception and Desire. In this new biography, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of her execution, Mata Hari is revealed in all of her complexity. Following a series of personal tragedies, she reinvented herself as an exotic dancer in Paris, before taking up the life of a courtesan. Her decision to become embroiled in espionage during World War I would prove to be both her salvation and her downfall. As a spy, Mata Hari's web of lies and half-truths became part of the deadly game of double agents during wartime. Recruited by both the Germans and the French, she was also almost recruited by the Russians. The French authorities saw her as the prize catch in their efforts to catch a spy. But what happened next was a tragic combination of fantasy and reality. This biography offers a fresh perspective on one of history's most infamous figures, revealing the flawed eccentricity that made Mata Hari both captivating and deadly.
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