Mata Hari, the True Story: The True Story
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0396087175 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her marriage at 18 to Capt. Self-dramatizing, self-deceiving, superficial, she was easy prey to the French when a victim was needed. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Margaretha Zelle, aka Mata Hari, was executed by the French in 1917 as a German spy. . This led to life as a demimondaine, and her conquests included a German crown prince and the composer Massenet. Rudolf MacLeod had taken her to Indonesia and when the marriage broke up and she returned to Europe, she turned to Hindu or Bud
Set against the background of turn-of-the-century Paris and the collapse of the Belle Epoque in World War I, this book offers a complete portrait of the famous courtesan Mata Hari who launched strip tease dancing, and attempts to answer the riddles surrounding her life story. Given access to Mata Hari's sealed dossier, Howe argues convincingly that Mata Hari was, in fact, a victim of collusion between Germany and France and her prosecution and death sentence was a cover-up for corruption and high-level espionage.
"Five Stars" according to kim Hanley. Shipped quickly and as expected.. "this rash and foolhardy woman." adorian I always assumed Mata Hari was some brilliant, wily, clever lady who knew exactly what she was doing. The author of this interesting book wastes no time proving otherwise. Mata Hari (not even her real name, of course) was a plump fraud who couldn't really dance, but she could make love, usually with rich old men who paid her generously. The whole case against her, carefully documented here, was really just a comedy of errors, with everybody misunderstanding and misinterpreting everyone else's actions. She emerges as a stupid airhead who wanted money and thought she could get a lot of it by seducing men and gaining a few "