Overview

This volume deals specifically with escape and evasion in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, an operation in which the author himself was directly involved, and discusses the role which these lines of escape played in the lives of airmen who were forced to bail out over enemy territory. He describes the ever-present risks the often nameless patriots faced, such as the danger of exposure and the threat of traitorous infiltration. Specific lines are traced geographically and their main participants discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the role of women in this resistance operation. Throughout the book, the reader benefits not only from the author's own personal recollections but also from his later on-location research. The final chapter concludes with statistical information directly related to this little known aspect of World War II. Appendices include lists of the airmen helped by the resistance movement.

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Author:   Herman Bodson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780786422166

ISBN 10:   0786422165
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   27 September 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Lt. Col. J.W. Bradbury      Preface      1. The Lands: Physiography and Political Climate      2. Origin and Early Organization of the Escape Lines      3. Evasion and Its Evolution: The Lines from the Netherlands, Belgium, and France      4. Preparation of the Flying Personnel for Evasion      5. Safe Houses      6. Airmen in the European Underground      7. What to Do and Not to Do      8. The Traitors      9. Swiss Neutrality and American Airmen During World War II      10. Numbers and Discussion      Conclusion      Special Terms and Abbreviations      Appendix I: Belgium: Official List of Clandestine Nets      Appendix II. List of Airmen Helped by H. Bodson      Appendix III. RAF Questionnaire for Downed Airmen      169 Appendix IV. List of American Airmen Who Bailed Out During World War II and Were Helped by the MNB Liège Resistance Movement      171 Appendix V. Escape Kit Carried by British and American Airmen      176 Appendix VI. List of Airmen Helped in the Marathon (Belgium) Camps, 1944–1945      177 Appendix VII. List of Escapees in Switzerland      182 Appendix VIII. U.S. Medal of Freedom Awards      188 Notes      191 Sources and Bibliography      199 Index      205

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-meticulous research...recommended---Colorado Libraries.

meticulous research...recommended --<i>Colorado Libraries.</i>

Author Information

Herman Bodson was born in Belgium but became a naturalized American citizen in 1966. He died in 2001.

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