The Escape Line : : how the Ordinary Heroes of Dutch-Paris Resisted the Nazi Occupation of Western Europe
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Introduction : the choice -- Escape to Switzerland -- The beginnings of Dutch-Paris -- Extending the line through Brussels -- Allies in Paris and Toulouse -- Over the mountains -- Catastrophe in Paris -- The Gestapo knocks -- Sociaalwerk in the chaos of war -- Waiting for news -- Conclusion : the helper's courage.
"The Escape Line uses recently declassified archives to tell the story of how the Dutch-Paris formed and operated, and how it rescued thousands of people during the Second World War"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Year Published: 2018
Description: 410 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780190662271
SUBJECTS
Weidner, John Henry, -- 1912-1994.
Dutch-Paris (Organization)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Rescue.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Netherlands.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Rescue -- Netherlands.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Europe.