A hero in France / Alan Furst.
By: Furst, Alan.
Series: Furst, Alan. Night soldiers: 14.Publisher: Long Preston : Magna, 2018Edition: Large print edition.Description: 312 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750545006; 0750545003.Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Fiction | France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Spring, 1941. Britain is losing the war. Paris is occupied by the Nazis, dark and silent at night. But when the clouds part, and moonlight floods the city, a Resistance leader called Mathieu steps out to begin his work. The fighters of the French Resistance are determined not to give up. These courageous men and women - young and old, aristocrats and nightclub owners, teachers and students - help downed British airmen reach the border with Spain. They risk everything to open Europe's sealed doors and lead Allied fighters to freedom. But then Mathieu and his team face a new threat, dispatched from the Reich to destroy them all.Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Spring, 1941. Britain is losing the war. Paris is occupied by the Nazis, dark and silent at night. But when the clouds part, and moonlight floods the city, a Resistance leader called Mathieu steps out to begin his work. The fighters of the French Resistance are determined not to give up. These courageous men and women - young and old, aristocrats and nightclub owners, teachers and students - help downed British airmen reach the border with Spain. They risk everything to open Europe's sealed doors and lead Allied fighters to freedom. But then Mathieu and his team face a new threat, dispatched from the Reich to destroy them all.
Adult.