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November 1943: American flyer George Watt parachutes out of his burning warplane and lands in rural Nazi-occupied Belgium. Escape from Hitler's Europe is the incredible story of his getaway--how brave villagers spirited him to Brussels to connect with the Comet Line, a rescue arm of the Belgian...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watt, George, 1913-1994
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2006?]
Temas:
Watt, George, > 1913-1994.
Watt, George, > 1913-1994
United States. > Army Air Forces > Airmen > Biography.
United States. > Army Air Forces
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Belgium.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Europe, Western.
Escapes > Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Évasions > Europe.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de résistance > Europe de l'Ouest.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de résistance > Belgique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
Armed Forces > Airmen
Escapes
War > Underground movements
Belgium
Europe
Western Europe
Autobiography
Biography
Personal Narrative
autobiographies (literary works)
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
Biographies
Personal narratives > American
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:November 1943: American flyer George Watt parachutes out of his burning warplane and lands in rural Nazi-occupied Belgium. Escape from Hitler's Europe is the incredible story of his getaway--how brave villagers spirited him to Brussels to connect with the Comet Line, a rescue arm of the Belgian resistance. This was a gravely dangerous mission, especially for a Jewish soldier who had fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Watt recounts dodging the Gestapo, entering Paris via the underground, and finally, crossing the treacherous Pyrenees into Spain. In 1985, he returned to Belgium a.
Notas:Originally published in 1990 under the title The Comet connection.
Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (158 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780813144122
0813144124
9780813144139
0813144132

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