Silent heroes : downed airmen and the French underground /

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"Under the shadow of Nazi occupation, ordinary men and women leading apparently quiet lives as doctors, farmers, housewives, priests, and teachers engaged in spy thriller adventures to save the Allied airmen raining down among them. French and Belgian patriots, usually without aid or training,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ottis, Sherri Greene, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, ©2001.
Temas:
Great Britain. > MI9 > History.
Great Britain. > MI9
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Air pilots, Military > Europe.
Flight crews > Europe.
Escapes > France > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de résistance > France.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations aériennes britanniques.
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires > Europe.
Avions > Équipage > Europe.
Évasions > France > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Air pilots, Military
Escapes
Flight crews
Military operations, Aerial > American
Military operations, Aerial > British
Secret service
War > Underground movements
Europe
France
Great Britain
History
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Science Fiction or Military Strategy: The Activities of MI9 and MIS-X; 2. It Was Raining Aviators: The Evaders; 3. My Brother's Keeper: The Helpers; 4. Adolph Should Stay: The Pat O'Leary Line, 1940-1941; 5. In the Wake of Betrayal: The Pat O'Leary Line, 1942-1943; 6. Riding the Tail of a Comet: The Comet Line, 1941-1944; 7. Out of the Ashes: The Shelburne Line, 1944; 8. We Will Never Forget: The Aftermath; 9. Conclusion; Epilogue: Fifty-Five Years Later; Appendix A: List of Abbreviations
  • Appendix B: Evaders Evacuated through the Burgundy/Shelburne ConnectionNotes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

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