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A behind-the-scene look at the life of Nancy Wake.

Nancy Wake, who became one the Allies' most decorated servicewomen for her role in the French resistance, passed away in a nursing home in London.

In the early winter of 1934, an intrepid young woman walked into the London headquarters of the Hearst Newspaper Group faced with two choices—return to Australia or get a job. She chose the latter …

Australia's most decorated World War II servicewoman Nancy Wake has died.

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Australia's most decorated World War II servicewoman Nancy Wake has died.

Nancy Wake, who died on Sunday, was this country's most decorated service woman. Working with the French Resistance in World War II she saved the lives of countless refugees and downed Allied airmen. Peter FitzSimons recalls an extraordinary woman who knew no fear.

French Resistance had a rather broader profile in relatively remote, rural areas, particularly where hills, mountains and wilderness might be involved. While positive Resistance activity in cities might have consisted of the usual Gaulllist, Communist, Jewish and so on categories, out in the hills this profile broadened to include really large bodies of "Maquisards" whose main (often only) contribution to the struggle was to hide in the hills so as to avoid transportation to Germany as…