The madam and the spymaster: the secret history of the most famous brothel in wartime Berlin
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Publisher:
Pegasus Books
Publication Date:
2023
Edition:
First Pegasus Books cloth edition
Language:
English
Description
Revealing the sensational true story behind a forgotten part of espionage history, this book takes readers behind the doors of "Salon Kitty," a high-class Berlin brothel that, when the Nazis took power, became a dangerous spy center, staffed by female agents specially selected by the SS to coax secrets from their VIP clients.
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Subjects
Brothels
Brothels -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th century
Female prostitution
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
History
Procuresses
Procuresses -- Germany -- Berlin -- Biography
Prostitution
Prostitution -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th century
Schmidt, Kitty
Schmidt, Kitty, -- 1882-1954
Secret service
Sexual practices
Sex work
Women spies
Women spies -- Germany -- Berlin -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Germany -- Berlin
Brothels -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th century
Female prostitution
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
History
Procuresses
Procuresses -- Germany -- Berlin -- Biography
Prostitution
Prostitution -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th century
Schmidt, Kitty
Schmidt, Kitty, -- 1882-1954
Secret service
Sexual practices
Sex work
Women spies
Women spies -- Germany -- Berlin -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Germany -- Berlin
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9781639364299
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The madam and the spymaster : the secret history of the most famous brothel in wartime Berlin
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Schmidt, Kitty
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Sex work
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Prostitution
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Secret service
Sex work
Sexual practices
Women spies
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