{"product_id":"churchills-angel-nicoletta-maggi-9781036129705","title":"Churchill's Angel: The Life of Sis Agent Hazel 'Jicky' Smith","description":"Her name was Hazel Smith, but everyone called her Jicky. Whether it was a cover name or affectation, she never said, but it was also the name of her favourite perfume from the historic French perfume house, Guerlain, established in Paris in 1800. Born into a well-to-do family, she grew-up in Hertfordshire, enjoying the privileged life of a magnificent country house and domestic servants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Paris, Jicky worked for the British Embassy in those tumultuous days leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War, operating as an undercover agent playing an important role in the intelligence community for the SIS (MI6).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter war broke out, Jicky displayed extraordinary courage and suffered for her loyalty to the cause. At one point she was captured and tortured by the Nazis; she was pregnant at the time. Her partner was a member of the French resistance but she did not betray him, or her country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong her tasks, she used her previous education in graphology to decipher the personality of subjects under surveillance by means of handwriting analysis. One of her professors was a disciple of Jung, who trained her in the techniques of psychoanalysis for divining truth and lies. She was even an expert in homing pigeons, the unit known as MI14.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the war, she moved to a small town in Italy taking her secrets with her, and her undiminished passion for life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicoletta Maggi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1036129705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036129705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Nicoletta Maggi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47072069681407,"sku":"9781036129705","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8605c106-a9c1-4fc4-a618-ab0f19af5c52.jpg?v=1753415710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/churchills-angel-nicoletta-maggi-9781036129705","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}