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Author:

Moorehead, Caroline, author.

Title:

Village of secrets : defying the Nazis in Vichy France / Caroline Moorehead.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

Harperan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

374 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Jews--Le Chambon-sur-Lignon--Le Chambon-sur-Lignon--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Le Chambon-sur-Lignon.--Le Chambon-sur-Lignon.
World War, 1939-1945--Rescue--Rescue--Le Chambon-sur-Lignon.--Le Chambon-sur-Lignon.
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon (France)--History--20th century.
Haute-Loire (France)--History--20th century.

Notes:

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2014 by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Random House Group Ltd."--Title-page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-356) and index.

Contents:

Escaping. Mea culpa ; The camps of shame ; Deportation fever ; A national disgrace -- Arriving. Walking near the Lord ; A pure spirit ; On Vichy's map ; Rats in a trap ; An open pen of chickens ; A lethal year ; An unknown and unknowable oblivion ; Crossing the border ; Living on a volcano ; Whatever else we do, we must save the children ; Perfect Maquis country ; Today, I have nothing to say ; Memory wars.

Summary:

Relates the story of Le Cambon-sur-Lignon, a small, remote mountain village whose inhabitants banded together to save thousands from the Gestapo during World War II.

ISBN:

0062202472
9780062202475

OCLC:

(OCoLC)869267287

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