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The nine, the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany, Gwen Strauss

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The nine, the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany, Gwen Strauss

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-599)

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The nine

Medium

text large print

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1255522694

Responsibility statement

Gwen Strauss

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Sub title

the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany

Summary

""The nine" follows the true story of Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris. They smuggled arms through Europe, harbored parachuting agents, coordinated communications between regional sectors, trekked escape routes to Spain and hid Jewish children. They were arrested by French police and tortured by the Gestapo. By the time they were enslaved at the labor camp in Leipzig, they were a close-knit group. During the final days of the war, the nine chose their moment and made a daring escape." --Back cover

Table Of Contents

The nine -- Map of the escape route -- Hélène -- Zaza -- Nicole -- Lon and Guigui -- Zinka -- Josée -- Jacky -- Mena -- The longest day -- Return to life -- Finding the way home -- It's only a goodbye

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9, the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany

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