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The note through the wire : the incredible true story of a prisoner of war and a resistance heroine / by Gold, Doug,author.;
Praised as an unforgettable love story by Heather Morris, author of 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz', 'The Note Through the Wire' is the real-life, unlikely romance between a resistance fighter and prisoner of war set in WWII Europe.
Subjects: Lobnik, Josefine.; Murray, Bruce.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Soldiers; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war;
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Escaping Hitler : heroic true stories of great escapes in Nazi Europe / by Halls, Monty,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303).Some of the most extraordinary stories of courage and endurance in the Second World War concern the freedom trails, the dangerous escape routes out of Nazi Occupied Europe. Over 5,000 British, Commonwealth and American servicemen made the journey over the Pyrenees, the Slovenian mountains and the Italian alps. Many also died en route, killed by the perilous conditions or caught by the German army. Here, Monty Halls recreates the stories of some of the most charismatic figures of the Second World War, men like Major Gordon Lett who escaped a POW camp in Italy and fought behind enemy lines at the head of the International Brigade. He was joined by an SAS team who took on the German army in Operation Galia and then, exhausted and pursued by the enemy, made a perilous escape across the Apennine mountains in Italy. There's also Australian Ralph Churches who orchestrated the mass escape of 100 POWs from Slovenia - the largest successful Allied escape of the entire war. And Len Harley, a Londoner who owed his life to a young Italian girl called Rosina. Monty also describes the bravery of the local people who sheltered POWs and kept the escape routes open - often paying a terrible price. Andree de Jongh risked her life to smuggle men through occupied France, survived being sent to two concentration camps, and has been described by MI-9 as 'the greatest of our war-time agents'. Mixing new research, interviews with survivors and his own experience of walking the trails, Monty brings the past to life in this dramatic and gripping slice of military history.
Subjects: Halls, Monty; Escaped prisoners of war; Prisoner-of-war escapes; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Harrison's Flowers. by Chouraqui, Élie,film director.; Brody, Adrien,actor.; MacDowell, Andie,actor.; Gleeson, Brendan,actor.; Strathairn, David,actor.; Koteas, Elias,actor.; Butler, Gerard,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adrien Brody, Andie MacDowell, Brendan Gleeson, David Strathairn, Elias Koteas, Gerard ButlerOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 2000.Starring Andie MacDowell, Brendan Gleeson, and Adrien Brody. This is the story of a woman who refuses to bow to fate, a woman who, because she is deeply in love, refuses to be dictated to by destiny. This is the story of a man who holds on to this love for dear life to prevent himself from sinking into despair and disappearing forever into the nothingness of memory. This is the story of those who were there to witness this passion and who tell us about it in their own words, those who relay the unbelievable. This is the story of a love in a war that nobody believed was happening and which turned into the most violent conflict that Europe has known since World War II--the War in Yugoslavia.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; War films.;
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