The escape line
Subtitle: how the ordinary heroes of Dutch-Paris resisted the Nazi occupation of western Europe
By: Megan Koreman
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780190662271
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Dutch-Paris (Organization); Underground movements; World War, 1939-1945
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-372) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the choice; title: Escape to Switzerland; title: The beginnings of Dutch-Paris; title: Extending the line through Brussels; title: Allies in Paris and Toulouse; title: Over the mountains; title: Catastrophe in Paris; title: The Gestapo knocks; title: Sociaalwerk in the chaos of war; title: Waiting for news; title: Conclusion : the helper's courage.