Comments on: Unsung Heroes: Nancy Wake

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 12 May 2017 10:25:56 +0000

Hello,

Without doubt the most underrated war time hero. I would love if you had a copy of the route that was taken on her epic bike journey. I am a teacher and want to showcase this feet amongst others and contributions if women in war. It would be awesome if you had such a jsp I could acquire.

Matt

By: Miranda

Miranda — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:41:26 +0000

In reply to Jo. Yes. She inspired a whole run of posts here (this was originally going to be a standalone) and far more besides. Awesome woman; her memory will, I hope, live on.

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:03:30 +0000

RIP Nancy. I was saddened to read a short notice of her death in yesterday’s Standard.

By: Lorayne Tennet

Lorayne Tennet — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:08:59 +0000

My great great grandparents are the same as Nancy’s Great grandparents, this makes us related. How I wish I could meet her to tell her that I wish I was as brave as she was.

By: Serra

Serra — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:11:02 +0000

What an insane, amazing story. Thank you for sharing it. These kinds of stories don’t get anywhere near the amount of attention they should. I mean, these exploits rival (if not blow away) any hollywood dude badass story.
What I’m trying to say is, mainstream media, more strong, daring, kickass ladies, please!

By: Ian Sturrock

Ian Sturrock — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:19:39 +0000

Great stuff — I always like reading more on Wake, and seeing her valour brought to the attention of a wider audience.

I read Faulks’s _Charlotte Gray_ a few years back, hoping it might be somewhat based on Wake, as I’d heard, and got deeply frustrated that it featured a rather dull and passive heroine; I’m sure Wake would have… well… not kicked her ass, exactly, but dismissed her from her notice, had a big shoot-out with the Nazis, sabotaged some tanks, blown up some bridges, rescued the victims that Gray was unable to save, jumped out of a plane without a parachute, gone home, pinned another couple of medals to her chest, headed back to France for more crazy gallantry… you know.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:47:22 +0000

In reply to Rob. For us, or for The Wilds of the Rest of the Internet? *interested face* Either has my attention!

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:22:42 +0000

In reply to Marysia. Would you happen to have any further details or tales about her? Beyond this series which will be covering awesome people from all parts of history I'm gradually assembling a specific thing on people during WW2.

By: John

John — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:52:16 +0000

There was a film on over Christmas called ‘Female Agents’ which was a (fictionalised) story about 4 female SOE agents on a mission into occupied France.

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0824330/

Not the best film in the world, but worth a watch.

By: Marysia

Marysia — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:22:13 +0000

Cycling around France being a spy for the resistance is what my grandmother did in the war too. That and make booze out of sugar beets and shag people in haystacks.