Nancy Wake was born in Wellington in 1912 and raised in Australia. By the time World War II began, she was living in Marseille, married to a wealthy industrialist. When France fell to Germany in 1940, she refused to stand by. She joined the French Resistance, helping Allied soldiers escape occupied territory, transporting messages, and moving supplies under the noses of German forces. Her ability to evade capture earned her a nickname from the Gestapo, “The White Mouse.” They placed a large boun