Cartron, Jean-Luc E.,

So close to freedom : a World War II story of peril and betrayal in the Pyrenees / Jean-Luc E. Cartron ; foreword by Roger Stanton. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

A Perilous Hide-and-Seek -- For King and Country -- The Route Past Luchon -- On the Run -- Too Many -- April Attempt -- Hero or Villain? -- Aftermath of a Betrayal -- Maddy De Deken -- The Woodcutter -- Escapes and Hardships -- The Road Blockade -- Separate Fates.

"Drawing on government and private World War II archives, Cartron gives the first detailed account of the only failed mission of the smuggler Charbonnier--when 29 Allied soldiers in a group of 35 were captured on their way to freedom over the French Pyrenees."--Provided by publisher.



9781640121775


World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.
Escapes--Pyrenees.


Electronic Books.

D805 / .S635 2019