Bidspirit auction | Dorothy Baden-Powell signed 'Pimpernel Gold:

Dorothy Baden-Powell signed 'Pimpernel Gold: How Norway Foiled the Nazis', hardback book by Dorothy Baden-Powell, 1978, inscribed. The book details the dramatic, true historical event known as the Flight of the Norwegian National Treasury. In April 1940, following the surprise Nazi invasion of Norway, the country successfully evacuated its entire 50-tonne gold reserve. Under extreme danger, a makeshift group of resistance fighters, officials, and citizens smuggled the gold under the noses of German forces. They transported it across frozen terrain via trains and trucks before safely loading it onto British ships bound for North America to fund the Norwegian government-in-exile. Dorothy Baden-Powell was a British intelligence figure who worked in the Scandinavian Section of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. She was personally acquainted with King Haakon VII of Norway and Crown Prince Olav, leveraging their firsthand recollections to write the book. Amazon dewscribes this as a rare book. Only three copies on Abebooks, all unsigned, with prices from £18 to £45. According to Google AI, a first-edition hardcover copy of Pimpernel Gold inscribed and signed by Dorothy Baden-Powell commands a premium, with one listed on AbeBooks for £106.90.