The Shelburne Escape Line - Brossura

Hemingway-Douglass, Réanne

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1934199052 ISBN 13: 9781934199053

Casa editrice: Cave Art Press, 2014

Riassunto

"The Shelburne Line was the only Underground escape line to successfully evade the Gestapo. Allied airmen, rescued after being shot down, were taken to Paris by Resistance members where—after intense interrogation—they received new names, identity cards, clothing, training and special passes for the forbidden coastal zone in Brittany. They were hidden in "safe houses" of loyal French, waiting until a moonless night for evacuation to England via the Royal Navy's motor gunboat, MGB 503. Sixty years later, there remain WWII stories most of us have not yet heard. The Shelburne Escape Line, which is one of the most poignant, includes Luftwaffe jets attacking Allied bombers, air crews trapped behind enemy lines, secret agents, and audacious midnight rescues. Revealed here are extraordinary examples of ingenuity and quiet heroism by French civilians caught up in helping fight a ruthless enemy." Major General John D. Altenburgh Jr. United States Army, Retired

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Informazioni sull?autore

Réanne Hemingway-Douglass holds a BA degree in French from Pomona College. She attended Claremont Graduate University and the University of Grenoble, France. Sailor, writer, cyclist and language teacher, Réanne's articles have appeared in numerous outdoor magazines. Her best-selling book, Cape Horn: One Man's Dream, One Woman's Nightmare, describes pitchpoling in the Great Southern Ocean and has been published in French and Italian. In the 1980s, Réanne led the first women's bicycling team to cross Tierra del Fuego at the tip of South America.

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The only Underground escape line that successfully evaded infiltration by the Gestapo was the Shelburne Line. Allied airmen, rescued after being shot down, were taken to Paris by Resistance members where after intense interrogation they received new names, identity cards, clothing, training, and special passes for the forbidden coastal zone in Brittany. They were hidden in safe house attics of loyal local farmers, waiting until a moonless night for evacuation to England via the Royal Navy s high-speed Motor Gun Boat 503.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cave Art Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1934199052
• ISBN 13: 9781934199053
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
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