Spirit of Resistance

Spirit of Resistance
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 367
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ISBN-10 : 9781844684540
ISBN-13 : 1844684547
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Book Synopsis Spirit of Resistance by : Nigel Perrin

Download or read book Spirit of Resistance written by Nigel Perrin and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-12-19 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of a British World War II secret agent who escaped the Buchenwald concentration camp. One of the most determined and courageous secret agents of the Second World War, Harry Peulevé 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 a 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. Despite the Gestapo’s repeated attempts to catch him, he built a secret army of several thousand resistance fighters. Eventually betrayed and captured, he was tortured at Avenue Foch but never broken. By coincidence, he and Violette met while in captivity before Harry was sent to Buchenwald where he not only avoided execution but also managed to escape, reaching American lines in April, 1945. Sadly, Peulevé never fully recovered from his wartime traumas, but nothing can detract from his outstanding courage and contribution.


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