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020 _a9781445687322
041 _aeng
082 0 0 _a940.5477
100 1 _aFleming, Brian
_eauthor
245 _aHeroes in the shadows :
_bhumanitarian action and courage in the Second World War /
_cBrian Fleming
264 1 _aStroud, Gloucestershire :
_bAmberley Publishing,
_c©2019.
300 _a288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations, portraits ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aAristides de Sousa Mendes Chiune Sugihara Feng Shan Ho Budapest Exodus Vichy The public mood Restricted movements Anti-semitism The Iberian Peninsula The pastor Becoming organised The Belgian Developing the line Treachery Re-building Evacuating by the sea A changing mood The pretence ends A rescue A fatal blow? Initial steps Official support Priorities An efficient escape line A legendary guide Setbacks Resilience Jean Masson In decline Recognition A refuge German control Another episode Tightened security The printers A sporting icon A change of direction A raid A postscript Becoming involved Joseph Bass Increasing demands Rome
520 _aHeroes in the Shadows focuses on extraordinary examples of heroism during the Second World War away from the battlefield. It specifically considers the actions of individuals in five Allied escape lines set up to help those on the run.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCivilian relief
_zEurope
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xWar work
_zEurope
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