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.