So Close to Freedom : A World War II Story of Peril and Betrayal in the Pyrenees /

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"Drawing on government and private World War II archives, Cartron gives the first detailed account of the only failed mission of the smuggler Charbonnier--when 29 Allied soldiers in a group of 35 were captured on their way to freedom over the French Pyrenees."--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cartron, Jean-Luc E. (Author)
Other Authors: Stanton, Roger (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bazerque, Jean Louis, > -1944.
Escapes.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Évasions > Pyrenees.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Prisonniers et prisons des Allemands.
Escapes > Pyrenees.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
Pyrenees.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A Perilous Hide-and-Seek
  • For King and Country
  • The Route Past Luchon
  • On the Run
  • Too Many
  • April Attempt
  • Hero or Villain?
  • Aftermath of a Betrayal
  • Maddy De Deken
  • The Woodcutter
  • Escapes and Hardships
  • The Road Blockade
  • Separate Fates.

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