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Cruel crossing : escaping Hitler across the Pyrenees

Stourton, Edward2013
Books, Manuscripts
Hundreds of those who climbed through the Pyrenees during WWII were malnourished and exhausted after weeks on the run hiding in barns and attics. Today their bravery and endurance is commemorated each July by a trek along the Chemin de la Liberté
Imprint:
London Doubleday 2013
Collation:
339 p. 8 p. of plates illustrations (some colour)
Contents:
Tales of Warriors -- The Lines -- Jeanne, Jews and the Camps -- Ninette's Tale -- Fanny/Joan's Tale 1 -- Tales of Children -- Belgians, Bravery and Betrayal -- The Officer and the Legionnaire -- Francoise and the Americans -- Tales of Resistance -- Guides, Smugglers and Spaniards -- Death in the Mountains -- Endings -- Fanny/Joan's Tale 2 -- Remembering
ISBN:
9780857520524 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.53 CRU
Local class:
940.53
Language:
English
BRN:
5975
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
St ClairNonfiction940.53 CRUAvailable
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