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They Shall Not Have Me
Jean Helion
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Description for They Shall Not Have Me
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 457.
A daring story of imprisonment and escape under the Nazi regime and a moving and engrossing symbol of resilience and integrity.
The French painter Jean Hélion’s unique and deeply moving account of his experiences in Nazi prisoner of war camps prefigures the even darker stories that would emerge from the concentration camps. This serious adventure tale begins with Hélion’s infantry platoon fleeing from the German army and warplanes as they advanced through France in the early days of the war. The soldiers chant as they march and run, They shall not have me!” but are quickly captured and sent ... Read more
A daring story of imprisonment and escape under the Nazi regime and a moving and engrossing symbol of resilience and integrity.
The French painter Jean Hélion’s unique and deeply moving account of his experiences in Nazi prisoner of war camps prefigures the even darker stories that would emerge from the concentration camps. This serious adventure tale begins with Hélion’s infantry platoon fleeing from the German army and warplanes as they advanced through France in the early days of the war. The soldiers chant as they march and run, They shall not have me!” but are quickly captured and sent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628723762
SKU
V9781628723762
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Ref
99-15
About Jean Helion
Jean Hélion was a noted French modernist painter and author. He was a member of the Free French Forces during World War II. His work later influenced Roy Lichtenstein, Nell Blaine, and Leland Bell. He died in 1987. Deborah M. Rosenthal, consulting editor for the Artists & Art series, is a New York painter and writer. She is a ... Read more
Reviews for They Shall Not Have Me
"A meticulously observed description of the lives of French POWs as virtual slaves of the Third Reich, with vivid delineations of both captors and captives."
The Wall Street Journal "A meticulously observed description of the lives of French POWs as virtual slaves of the Third Reich, with vivid delineations of both captors and captives."
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal "A meticulously observed description of the lives of French POWs as virtual slaves of the Third Reich, with vivid delineations of both captors and captives."
The Wall Street Journal