Behind Nazi lines
my father's heroic quest to save 149 World War II POWs
In 1944, hundreds of Allied soldiers were trapped in POW camps in occupied France. The odds of their survival were not good. The odds of escaping, even worse. But one man had the courage to fight the odds and figure out how to negotiate the release of an unprecedented 149 prisoners.
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book
- hodges, andrew gerow
- 1918-2005
- world war, 1939-1945
- prisoners and prisons, german
- red cross
- prisoners of war
- united states
- biography
- saint-nazaire
- history / military / world war ii
- history / military / general
- american red cross
- biography
- united states
- infantry division, 94th
- saint-nazaire (france)
- history, military
- 20th century
- france
- history
- german occupation, 1940-1945
Holdings
| hid | mid | miid | nid | wid | location_code | location | barcode | callnum | dewey | created | updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1203339 | 4883039 | 2164 | 522078 | 713047 | FAHS | 174 | FAHS44239 | TN HODGES | 1000 | 1581465224 | 1708963493 |