Sleeping With the Enemy: Coco Chanel, Nazi Agent

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Coco Chanel 'was a Nazi agent during Second World War'

One of the most revelatory books ever written about Chanel, based on extensive research done in several European countries. The author is sympathetic to the contribution she made to women's fashion, and also her difficult childhood. Still, Chanel made a choice to protect her standard of living and to try and recover her perfume business by signing up with German intelligence; The undeniable proof is in the documents that were found. I'm a big fan of bios and Chanel and I did not go into this book thinking she was 'just' a fashion icon- I was aware of the rumors and her circle of friends and her bad business deal with her perfume rights.

That said, this story was fasciniating- I had no idea how wide her circle truly was or the scope of her influence and businesses. I never thought she was a likeable person before and I certainly do not now-she was very kind to her family but to few others. My main complaint about this book is that, although it was an interesting topic, it was very dry and not really engaging. At any point I could have put it down and not picked it back up and the saving grace was that the topic was so interesting.

Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Very carefully researched, interestingly written, a tale of self-absorption and extreme egocentric behavior. Chanel's "association" with Nazis was inserted tastefully in Susanna Moore's Life of Objects -- which is what tempted me to finally take on this side of WWII -- This book will shock even the most stalwart history buff -- and hopefully stunt sales of Chanel products even though the perfume part belongs to someone else.

Let's dismantle this fashion diva? I found the book to contain interesting information and accounts about Parisian-centered life, fashion, the occupation of France and the business practices that occurred during time span of the book. However, I did not really enjoy reading the book; I thought it was poorly written. It reminded me of reading Dan Brown as an example. I wanted to get to the end for two reasons: It's not high praise, but I did appreciate learning parts of Chanel's life that few people seem to be aware of.

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Friends thought it was just about fashion and intrigue, yet when I elaborated upon the book description, everyone I addressed had never heard those details. This book was more of a war history book than autobiography. While I appreciate the details I was disappointed it was not more focused on Coco. The book does not flow chronologically rather it will go back and for in time and can get a little confusing.

There are many characters and places to keep up with. But not a lot of detail on what actually happened and the participants feelings. The book was quite informative. Aside than her creative talent as a designer, she was certainly not someone to be admired! This was a used book but I could find no sign of wear in it al all. The book is about the fashion designer, Coco Chanel, and has a lot of pictures of her designs and also of her with high ranking German officials. A very interesting read and it gives you information about France during WW II that you won't find in most history book.

If you like history, read it; if you like fashion, read it. A fascinating expose of someone, who because of her sheer strength of will, managed to get away from even answering to the post-war French Courts on the charge of collaboration with the Nazi's all thru the German occupation of France from to One of her many lovers was a high ranking spy for the Gestapo and the SS.

She had admirers in high places such as Winston Churchill who helped her despite her crimes. See all reviews. Most recent customer reviews. Published 17 days ago. Published 2 months ago. Published 3 months ago.

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Would you like to report poor quality or formatting in this book? Click here Would you like to report this content as inappropriate? The author is sympathetic to the contribution she made to women's fashion, and also her difficult childhood. Still, Chanel made a choice to protect her standard of living and to try and recover her perfume business by signing up with German intelligence; The undeniable proof is in the documents that were found. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Very carefully researched, interestingly written, a tale of self-absorption and extreme egocentric behavior.

Chanel's "association" with Nazis was inserted tastefully in Susanna Moore's Life of Objects -- which is what tempted me to finally take on this side of WWII -- This book will shock even the most stalwart history buff -- and hopefully stunt sales of Chanel products even though the perfume part belongs to someone else.

Let's dismantle this fashion diva? I found the book to contain interesting information and accounts about Parisian-centered life, fashion, the occupation of France and the business practices that occurred during time span of the book.

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However, I did not really enjoy reading the book; I thought it was poorly written. It reminded me of reading Dan Brown as an example. I wanted to get to the end for two reasons: It's not high praise, but I did appreciate learning parts of Chanel's life that few people seem to be aware of. Friends thought it was just about fashion and intrigue, yet when I elaborated upon the book description, everyone I addressed had never heard those details.

This book was more of a war history book than autobiography.

While I appreciate the details I was disappointed it was not more focused on Coco. The book does not flow chronologically rather it will go back and for in time and can get a little confusing. There are many characters and places to keep up with. But not a lot of detail on what actually happened and the participants feelings.

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One person found this helpful. The book was quite informative. Aside than her creative talent as a designer, she was certainly not someone to be admired! This was a used book but I could find no sign of wear in it al all. The book is about the fashion designer, Coco Chanel, and has a lot of pictures of her designs and also of her with high ranking German officials.

A very interesting read and it gives you information about France during WW II that you won't find in most history book. If you like history, read it; if you like fashion, read it. A fascinating expose of someone, who because of her sheer strength of will, managed to get away from even answering to the post-war French Courts on the charge of collaboration with the Nazi's all thru the German occupation of France from to One of her many lovers was a high ranking spy for the Gestapo and the SS. She had admirers in high places such as Winston Churchill who helped her despite her crimes.

Terrific research and great story organization. Facts were well-researched and well documented. See all reviews. Most recent customer reviews. Published 17 days ago. Published 2 months ago. Published 3 months ago. Published 4 months ago. Published 5 months ago. Published 1 year ago.

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