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100 1 $aEisner, Peter.
245 14 $aThe freedom line :$bthe brave men and women who rescued Allied pilots from the Nazis during World War II /$cPeter Eisner.
260 $aNew York :$bW. Morrow,$c℗♭2004.
300 $ax, 340 pages :$b1 map ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 333-335).
520 1 $a"The Freedom Line traces the true story of Robert Grimes, a twenty-year-old American B-17 pilot whose plane was shot down over Belgium on October 20, 1943. Wounded, disoriented and scared, he was rescued by operatives of the Comet Line, a group of tenacious young women and men from Belgium, France and Spain who joined forces to recover Allied aircrews and take them to safety. Brought back to health with their help, Grimes was pursued by bloodhounds, the Luftwaffe security police and the Gestapo. And on Christmas Eve 1943, he and a group of fellow Americans faced unexpected danger and tragedy on the border between France and Spain." "The road to safety was a treacherous journey by train, by bicycle and on foot that stretched hundreds of miles across occupied France to the Pyrenees Mountains at the Spanish border. Armed with guile and spirit, the selfless civilian fighters of the Comet Line had risked their lives to create this underground railroad, and by this time in the war, they had saved hundreds of Americans, British, Australians and other Allied airmen." "Led by an elegant young Belgian woman, Dedee de Jongh, the group included Jean-Francois Nothomb, an army veteran who became the group's leader after Dedee was captured; Micheline Dumont, code-named Lily, who wore bobby sox to appear as a teenage girl; and Florentino, the tough Basque guide who, when necessary, carried exhausted refugees on his back over the mountains to save them from the Nazis. All the while, the Gestapo and Luftwaffe police were on their trail. If caught, the airmen faced imprisonment, but their helpers would be tortured and killed." "Based on interviews with the survivors and in-depth archival research, The Freedom Line is the story of a group of friends who chose to act on their own out of a deep respect for liberty and human dignity."--Jacket.
505 00 $tJanuary 1943 --$tStopped at the Border --$tRestoring the Line --$tOctober 1943 --$tThe American --$tCrossing the Border --$tGaining Strength --$tIntrigue and Mist --$tThe Autonomy of the Line --$tDecember 1943 --$tBy Train Across France --$tThe Life of a Traitor --$tDeath and Survival --$tUncertainty in Spain --$tJanuary 1944 --$tThe Gestapo's Trap --$tLily's Defiance --$tTracking Jean Masson --$tA Matter of Time --$tJustice Restored --$t1945 --$tLiberation.
611 27 $aGerman Occupation of Belgium$d(1940-1945)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01353172
611 27 $aGerman Occupation of France$d(1940-1945)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01353176
611 27 $aWorld War$d(1939-1945)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01180924
610 27 $aAllied Forces$2gnd
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xUnderground movements$zFrance.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xUnderground movements$zBelgium.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xUnderground movements$zSpain.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zSpain.
651 0 $aFrance$xHistory$yGerman occupation, 1940-1945.
651 0 $aBelgium$xHistory$yGerman occupation, 1940-1945.
650 0 $aEscapes$zFrance$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aAir pilots, Military$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAir pilots, Military$zGreat Britain.
650 7 $aAir pilots, Military.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00802472
650 7 $aEscapes.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00915129
650 7 $aUnderground movements, War.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01355184
651 7 $aBelgium.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01210278
651 7 $aFrance.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204289
651 7 $aGreat Britain.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204623
651 7 $aSpain.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204303
651 7 $aUnited States.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204155
650 7 $aKampfflieger$2gnd
650 7 $aRettung$2gnd
650 07 $aGeschichte 1943-1945.$2swd
650 7 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zFrance$xUnderground movements.$2sears
650 7 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zBelgium$xUnderground movements.$2sears
650 7 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zSpain$xUnderground movements.$2sears
650 7 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zSpain.$2sears
650 7 $aEscapes$zFrance$xHistory.$2sears
650 7 $aAir pilots.$2sears
650 7 $aWorld War II.$2sears
651 7 $aFrance$xHistory$y1940-1945, German occupation.$2sears
651 7 $aBelgium$xHistory.$2sears
648 7 $a1900-1999$2fast
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
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