| Edition |
First U.S. ed. |
| Description |
374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2011 by Chatto & Windus"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-351) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one. An enormous toy full of subtleties -- The flame of French resistance -- Daughters of the Enlightenment -- The hunt for resisters -- Waiting for the wolf -- Indulgent towards women -- Recognising the unthinkable -- "We have other plans for them" -- Frontstalag 122 ; Part two. Le Convoi des 31000 -- The meaning of friendship -- Keeping alive, remaining me -- The disposables -- Pausing before the battle -- Slipping into the shadows. |
| Summary |
In January 1943, the Gestapo hunted down 230 women of the French Resistance and sent them to Auschwitz. This is their story, told in full for the first time--a searing and unforgettable chronicle of terror, courage, defiance, survival, and the power of friendship to transcend evil that is an essential addition to the history of World War II. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
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Women prisoners of war -- France -- Biography.
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Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
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Female friendship -- France.
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France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945.
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| ISBN |
9780061650703 hardcover alkaline paper $27.99 |
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0061650706 hardcover alkaline paper |
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