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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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
1990.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Watt, George, |d 1913-1994. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Comet Connection : |b Escape from Hitler's Europe / |c George Watt. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps and Figure; My Thanks; Prologue; Part I: Walking Out; 1. Happy Birthday at Happy Valley; 2. Here Comes the Flak; 3. No Regrets, No Regrets; 4. Ici Belgique? -- Illustrations; 5. The Ditch and the Outhouse; 6. Birthday Party in Hamme; 7. The Policeman and the Parachute; 8. On the Tram; 9. The War within the War; 10. All That Glitters; 11. I Meet the French Resistance; 12. The Gestapo Looks Me Over; 13. Spain Again; 14. Over and Out; Part II: Going Back; 15. Reunion in Hamme; 16. Homage to the Comet Line; Epilogue. Debriefing; Index; A; B; C; D. | |
| 520 | |a 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 | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
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| 610 | 1 | 0 | |a United States. |b Army Air Forces |v Biography. |
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| 650 | 7 | |a Military operations, Aerial |x American. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01710199 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Flight engineers. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00927348 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Escapes. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00915129 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |x Military |x Aviation. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |z Europe |x Western. |2 bisacsh | |
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| 650 | 6 | |a Mecaniciens navigants |z États-Unis |v Biographies. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Évasions |z Belgique. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 |x Mouvements de resistance |z Belgique. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Underground movements |z Belgium. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |v Personal narratives, American. | |
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