The Comet Connection : Escape from Hitler's Europe /

In November 1943, George Watt, Flying Fortress gunner, parachuted out of his burning bomber and landed in a village in Nazi-occupied Belgium. The villagers risked their lives to hide him in the field, sneaking him past the German patrols, and bringing him safely to Brussels, where he connected with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Watt, George, 1913-1994
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1990.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Watt, George (Ingenieur)
Watt, George, > 1913-1994.
United States. > Army Air Forces.
United States. > Army Air Forces > Biography.
Widerstand
War > Underground movements.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Flight engineers.
Escapes.
HISTORY > Military > Aviation.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Mecaniciens navigants > États-Unis > Biographies.
Évasions > Belgique.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de resistance > Belgique.
Flight engineers > United States > Biography.
Escapes > Belgium.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Belgium.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Belgien
United States.
Belgium.
Recits personnels.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Personal narratives > American.
Personal Narrative
Biography
Autobiography
Electronic books.
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Sumario:In November 1943, George Watt, Flying Fortress gunner, parachuted out of his burning bomber and landed in a village in Nazi-occupied Belgium. The villagers risked their lives to hide him in the field, sneaking him past the German patrols, and bringing him safely to Brussels, where he connected with the Comet Line, the rescue arm of the Belgian resistance. While hiding in ""sale houses"" in Brussels, Watt had a ringside view of bold acts of defiance by Belgian patriots against the German occupation. From Brussels he traveled by rail past Gestapo control to Bordeaux, rode a bicycle through southe
Descripción Física:1 online resource (184 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780813164847

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