List of Illustrations
Foreword by Roger Stanton
Preface
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
List of Abbreviations
1. A Perilous Hide-and-Seek
2. For King and Country
3. The Route Past Luchon
4. On the Run
5. Too Many
6. April Attempt
7. Hero or Villain?
8. Aftermath of a Betrayal
9. Maddy De Deken
10. The Woodcutter
11. Escapes and Hardships
12. The Road Blockade
13. Separate Fates
Appendix 1: Allied Evaders, Escapers, Resistance Fighters, and Engelandvaarders Who Attempted to Cross the Pyrenees into Spain, April 19–22, 1944
Appendix 2: The Escape Line Organizations
Appendix 3: Known Prisoners Who Escaped from the Train Bound for Neuengamme, June 5, 1944
Appendix 4: The Arrest and Deportation of Jacqueline Houry
Appendix 5: Evaders Helped by “Françoise” Organization in 1944 in Toulouse and Surrounding Area
Timeline of Key Events, 1944
Glossary
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Jean-Luc E. Cartron is an adjunct research assistant
professor of biology at the University of New Mexico. He is the
editor or coauthor of several books, including a biography of his
grandfather, a prominent member of the Resistance in western France
during World War II.
"So Close to Freedom sheds a new light on an area of World War II
that is challenged by limited documentation and historical
resources. More so, this books goes beyond the interest of
historians. Service members who want to add to their knowledge of
survival, evasion, resistance, and escape will find this an
essential addition exemplifying the need for a cool head, nerves of
steel, and a little luck."—Ronald T. Staver, Military
Review
"So Close to Freedom is a good read, well written, about a small
part of the large, and complex history of the Resistance, as will
prove rewarding reading for anyone interested in the Resistance or
escape and evasion."—A. A. Nofi, Strategy Page
“Hundreds of Allied evaders achieved freedom thanks to the selfless
dedication, courage, and sacrifice—often at mortal cost—of those
who put together and managed all that was needed. This is the basis
for Jean-Luc Cartron’s impeccably researched book. It deserves to
take its place among the finest historical accounts of that tragic
time.”—Evelyn Le Chene, author of Silent Heroes: The Bravery and
Devotion of Animals in War
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