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Spirit of Resistance
Nigel Perrin
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Description for Spirit of Resistance
Paperback. The story of an exceptional SOE agent and Maquis leader. Extraordinary ordeals of courage and escape during two missions in Nazi-held France. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16pp B&W Plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
One of the most determined and courageous secret agents of the Second World War, Harry Peuleve joined the BEF in 1940 before volunteering for F Section of the Special Operations Executive. On his first mission to occupied France to set up the SCIENTIST circuit, he broke his leg on landing and, after numerous close calls, made an heroic crossing of the Pyrenees on sticks in December 1942. Imprisoned, he escaped and eventually returned to England in May 1943. He formed a close friendship with Violette Szabo before setting out to train a Maquis group in central France. ... Read more
One of the most determined and courageous secret agents of the Second World War, Harry Peuleve joined the BEF in 1940 before volunteering for F Section of the Special Operations Executive. On his first mission to occupied France to set up the SCIENTIST circuit, he broke his leg on landing and, after numerous close calls, made an heroic crossing of the Pyrenees on sticks in December 1942. Imprisoned, he escaped and eventually returned to England in May 1943. He formed a close friendship with Violette Szabo before setting out to train a Maquis group in central France. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473823020
SKU
V9781473823020
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About Nigel Perrin
Nigel Perrin is an historian specialising in the Second World War. He lives in Somerset but is shortly to relocate to London.
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