The Freedom Line: The Brave Men and Women Who Rescued Allied Airmen from the Nazis During World War II - Softcover

Eisner, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060096640 ISBN 13: 9780060096649

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2005

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 352 in Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Compared to Casablanca by the Washington Post this a page-turning story of a group of resistance workers the who secreted downed Allied fighter pilots through France and into safety in Spain during World War II. As war raged against Hitler's Germany. an increasing number of Allied fliers were shot down on missions against Nazi targets in occupied Europe. Many fliers parachuted safely behind enemy lines only to find themselves stranded and hunted down by the Gestapo. The Freedom Line traces the thrilling and true story of Robert Grimes. a 20-year-old American B-17 pilot whose plane was shot down over Belgium on Oct. 20. 1943. Wounded. disoriented. and scared. he was rescued by operatives of the Comet Line. a group of tenacious young women and men from Belgium. France. and Spain who joined forces to re...

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Eisner has been an editor and reporter at the Washington Post, Newsday, and the Associated Press. His books include the award-winning The Freedom Line and The Italian Letter, which he wrote with Knut Royce. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060096640
• ISBN 13: 9780060096649
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352