A Hero in France
Spring 1941. Britain is losing the war. But the fighters of the French Resistance are determined not to give up. These courageous men and women - young and old, aristocrats and nightclub owners, teachers and military heroes - run an escape line for RAF airmen down to Spain. In Rouen and...
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Spring 1941. Britain is losing the war.
But the fighters of the French Resistance are determined not to give up. These courageous men and women - young and old, aristocrats and nightclub owners, teachers and military heroes - run an escape line for RAF airmen down to Spain. In Rouen and Orléans, in secret hotels, and on the streets, they prise open Europe's sealed doors to lead British fighters to freedom...
Thrilling, seductive and heart-poundingly tense, 'A Hero in France' is a story of courage against the odds, set during one of the most intriguing periods of recent history.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781474602921 (1474602924)
Publish date: 2017-03-09
Publisher: W&N
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Night Soldiers (#14)
“A HERO IN FRANCE” is a story set during the early months of the German Occupation of France during the Second World War. It is centered around a Frenchman with the nom de guerre “Mathieu” who has cast off the trappings of his previous life in Paris to join the ranks of the Resistance. Mathieu...
A Hero Of France, Alan Furst, author; Daniel Gerroll, narrator This is a book about the French Resistance during the early years of WWII. The story moves along at a good pace, drawing the reader/listener in deeper and deeper as the time goes by and the movement grows. In the earliest days, it was a ...