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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Main Author: Ottis, Sherri Greene, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > MI9.
Great Britain. > MI9 > History.
War > Underground movements.
Secret service.
Military operations, Aerial > British.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Flight crews.
Escapes.
Air pilots, Military.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Évasions > France > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Avions > Équipage > Europe.
Pilotes d'aeronef militaires > Europe.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Operations aeriennes britanniques.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de resistance > France.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne.
Escapes > France > History > 20th century.
Flight crews > Europe.
Air pilots, Military > Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
France.
Europe.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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