The surgeon and the shepherd : two resistance heroes in Vichy France /

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"Of the thousands of people who escaped through the Pyrenees during World War II, at least one hundred owe their lives to a daring scheme that Belgian Charles Schepens masterminded in Mendive, a remote Basque village near the French-Spanish border. The story of this near-miraculous resistance e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ostrum, Meg
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Schepens, Charles L.
Sarochar, Jean, > 1892-1975.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France > Biography.
Surgeons > France > Biography.
Shepherds > France > Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de résistance > France > Biographies.
Chirurgiens > France > Biographies.
Bergers > France > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Shepherds.
Surgeons.
War > Underground movements.
France.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. The Valley of Legends
  • Part 2. Man of Vision
  • Part 3. Theater of Resistance
  • Part 4. Aftermath
  • Part 5. Heroes' Legacy
  • Appendix A. Guide to Names and Affiliations
  • Appendix B. List of Informants.

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