Presents the history, culture, economy, and government of Belgium, and describes major cities, landscape, people, holidays and festivals, and its place in the European Union.
the brave men and women who rescued Allied airmen from the Nazis during World War II
Eisner, Peter
2005
This is a story of a group of resistance workers who secreted downed Allied fighter pilots through France and into safety in Spain during World War II.
In Belgium in 1939, with his brother serving in the military, young Bing asks his older neighbor, Dani, to repay a debt by teaching him to play soccer, but Dani refuses and sets Bing and his friend Lenny on a course for revenge.
A region-by-region traveler's guide to Belgium that covers historic sites, cultural attractions, recreation, restaurants, and lodgings and provides maps and close-ups of special topics such as Belgian beer.
Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, people, religion, and culture of Belgium.
Lucy Snowe makes her way by teaching, as she unhappily watches John Bretton's infatuation for the flirt, Ginevra Fanshawe. 'She then falls in love with and transforms the professor, Monsieur Paul Emanuel.
Claire Daussois, sheltering refugees in her home in Belgium during World War II, falls passionately in love with a downed American pilot, despite the fact she is married and the relationship has no future.