First Title value, for Searching:
Band of sisters : Madeleine Pauliac, the women of the Blue Squadron, and their daring rescue missions in the last days of World War II
First Author value, for Searching:
Maynial, Philippe, author. 1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvDpdVKmYxxqt67TqPb3P
General Note:
Includes index.
Format:
Libros
Abstract:
"Band of Sisters tells the dramatic story of Madeleine Pauliac, a French army doctor, and a band of women known as the Blue Squadron in the final days of World War II operating in the most dangerous of circumstances to rescue and repatriate as many of the half million or so of their countrymen as possible"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
So far from Paris (March 28-April 7, 1945) -- A field of ruins (April 7-April 29, 1945) -- On the job (April 29-May 2, 1945) -- France in Poland (May 2-early June 1945) -- Staying on your feet (June 1945) -- The Blue Squadron (April 25, 1945) -- Hell (April 29, 1945) -- Still Hell (May 1945) -- Dying for Danzig (May 25-June 2,1945) -- Wheels Turning Before Poland (June-July 1945) -- "We'd Die for Pauliac" ( July 27, 1945) -- Escapes (August-September 1945) -- Normandy-Niemen (September-October 1945) -- Forbidden zone (September-October 1945) -- Her Last Christmas (December 1945) -- Back Home (December 1945-January 1946) -- The Accident (February 13, 1946) -- Farewell, Madeleine (July 27, 1946) -- And Now.
Tema:
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Biography. |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Poland. |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Soviet Union. |
| Women physicians -- France -- Biography. |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Poland. |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Forced repatriation. |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons. |
| Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Mouvements de résistance -- France -- Biographies. |
| Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Secours aux civils -- Pologne. |
| Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Opérations de recherche et de sauvetage -- URSS. |
| Femmes médecins -- France -- Biographies. |
| Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Soins médicaux -- Pologne. |
| Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Pologne -- Rapatriement forcé. |
| Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Prisonniers et prisons. |
| Illustrated works. -- lcgft. |
| Informational works. |
| Biographies. |
| Documents d'information. |
| Pauliac, Madeleine, 1912-1946. |
| Croix-Rouge française -- Biography. |
Summary:
"Band of Sisters tells the dramatic story of Madeleine Pauliac, a French army doctor, and a band of women known as the Blue Squadron in the final days of World War II operating in the most dangerous of circumstances to rescue and repatriate as many of the half million or so of their countrymen as possible"--
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