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About the Author

Includes the names: Hal Vaughan, Хэл Вон

Works by Hal Vaughan

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Other names
Vaughan, Hal H.
Birthdate
1928
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Organizations
DACOR—Diplomatic and Consular Officers
Association of Former Intelligence Officers
Cercle de l'Union interalliée
National Press Club
Short biography
An American author based in Paris, France. He has held several posts as a US Foreign Service officer before becoming a journalist on assignments in Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. He has also served in the United States Military in both World War II and Korea, and was involved in a number of covert intelligence activities as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer at Karachi and Geneva during the Cold War. His French-born wife, now deceased, worked with the U.S. intelligence community in Geneva. Vaughan has intimate knowledge of clandestine, international operations.

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A seedy book about a seedy woman who single handedly created both the concept and the uniform of the modern woman.

A story full of intrigue, betrayal and subterfuge about one who was on the wrong side in the last war.

When the war was over scores were settled and the immediate future for her looked incredibly bleak if not incredibly short, some 35,000 collaborators were “executed” in short order.

She was literally saved at the last minute by the intervention of none less than Winston Churchill. Read all about it.… (more)
 
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Ken-Me-Old-Mate | 5 other reviews | Sep 24, 2020 |
I got this book because it seemed interesting as a Kindle Book and not too expensive, but I have not been into it and I don't know if I will ever finish it.
 
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laurelzito | 5 other reviews | Mar 30, 2020 |
Not really as advertised. Coco Chanel may not have been anyone's idea of a sweet woman, but she did not really engage in activities with the enemy--except for reprehensibly trying to steal the Chanel perfume company from its Jewish owners.
 
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Works
4
Members
283
Popularity
#82,295
Rating
½ 3.4
Reviews
7
ISBNs
23
Languages
8

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