Behind Nazi lines : my father's heroic quest to save 149 World War II POWs
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- ISBN: 0425276465
- ISBN: 9780425276464
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352 pages
print - Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Group USA, 2015.
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Behind Nazi Lines : My Father's Heroic Quest to Save 149 World War II POWs
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Part 1 | The First Exchange | p. 1 |
1 | A Cross, a Flag, and a Dangerous Journey | p. 3 |
2 | The Spy | p. 8 |
3 | A Warm September Morning | p. 15 |
4 | The Pilot | p. 19 |
5 | Ambush! | p. 24 |
6 | The Firing Squad | p. 31 |
7 | The Letter | p. 45 |
8 | The Enigma | p. 51 |
9 | The Meeting | p. 57 |
10 | The Agreement | p. 60 |
11 | The Dentist | p. 66 |
12 | Gifts from the Heart | p. 73 |
13 | All Hallows' Eve | p. 78 |
14 | The Outrageous Idea | p. 83 |
15 | The Conditions | p. 91 |
16 | On the Eve of the Exchange | p. 94 |
17 | The Exchange, Part 1 | p. 103 |
18 | The Exchange, Part 2 | p. 107 |
19 | The Exchange, Part 3 | p. 114 |
20 | The Aftermath | p. 120 |
Part 2 | The Second Exchange | p. 129 |
21 | The "Tiger of the Channel" | p. 131 |
22 | The "Gooney Bird" Crew | p. 138 |
23 | Camp Franco | p. 143 |
24 | The Escape | p. 148 |
25 | The Court-Martial | p. 153 |
26 | The Second Escape | p. 156 |
27 | The Message | p. 160 |
28 | An Armistice Day to Remember | p. 163 |
29 | The Final Escape | p. 166 |
30 | The Pit of Despair | p. 170 |
31 | The Empty Farmhouse | p. 173 |
32 | The Decision | p. 177 |
33 | The Request | p. 182 |
34 | Dead Ends | p. 188 |
35 | Journey into Darkness | p. 192 |
36 | The Terms | p. 196 |
37 | "For One English Officer?" | p. 201 |
38 | The 1938 Micheiin Map | p. 206 |
39 | The Dying Patient | p. 208 |
40 | Erntedankfest | p. 212 |
41 | The Ritterkreuz Search | p. 215 |
42 | Good News Travels Fast | p. 219 |
43 | The Disappointment | p. 223 |
44 | The Dilemma | p. 229 |
45 | The Pornic Exchange | p. 232 |
46 | The Report | p. 240 |
47 | Grounded Still | p. 242 |
48 | "Take Me Home" | p. 244 |
49 | The Warning | p. 250 |
50 | The Misunderstanding | p. 256 |
51 | The Long Trek | p. 260 |
52 | The Attack! | p. 264 |
Part 3 | The Rest of the Story | p. 269 |
Epilogue | p. 271 | |
Postscript I | The Hero Comes Home | p. 275 |
Postscript II | The Reunion: January 25, 2002 | p. 277 |
Acknowledgments | p. 281 | |
Appendices | p. 283 | |
What Happened to the Men | p. 315 | |
Notes | p. 331 | |
Index | p. 335 |