I hate wars and violence but if they come then I don't see … - Nancy Wake

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I hate wars and violence but if they come then I don't see why we women should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them balaclavas.

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Nancy Grace Augusta Wake, AC, GM (30 August 1912 – 7 August 2011), also known as Madame Fiocca, was a nurse and journalist who joined the French Resistance and later the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, and briefly pursued a post-war career as an intelligence officer in the Air Ministry.

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Native Name: Nancy Grace Augusta Wake

Alternative Names: The White Mouse • Nancy Fiocca • Madame Fiocca

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I hate wars and violence but if they come then I don't see why we women should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them balaclavas. - Nancy Wake

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