Madame Fourcade's Secret WarThe little known true story of the woman who headed the largest spy network in Vichy France during World War II Madame Fourcade's Secret War is a WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR. In 1941, a thirty one year old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of Alliance, a vast Resistance organisation the only woman to hold such a role. Brave, independent, and a lifelong rebel against her country's