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The Resource The nine : the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany, Gwen Strauss

The nine : the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany, Gwen Strauss

Label
The nine : the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany
Title
The nine
Title remainder
the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany
Statement of responsibility
Gwen Strauss
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"The Nine follows the true story of the author's great aunt Helene Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris. The nine women were all under thirty when they joined the resistance. They smuggled arms through Europe, harbored parachuting agents, coordinated communications between regional sectors, trekked escape routes to Spain and hid Jewish children in scattered apartments. They were arrested by French police, interrogated and tortured by the Gestapo. They were subjected to a series of French prisons and deported to Germany. The group formed along the way, meeting at different points, in prison, in transit, and at Ravensbrück. By the time they were enslaved at the labor camp in Leipzig, they were a close-knit group of friends. During the final days of the war, forced onto a death march, the nine chose their moment and made a daring escape. Drawing on incredible research, this powerful, heart-stopping narrative is a moving tribute to the power of humanity and friendship in the darkest of times"--
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Provided by publisher
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Strauss, Gwen
Dewey number
  • 940.53/174309252
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
LC call number
D805.G3
LC item number
S79644 2021
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Podliasky, Hélène
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Women political prisoners
  • Women concentration camp inmates
  • Prisoner-of-war escapes
  • Prisoners of war
  • Guerrillas
  • Guerrillas
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)
Target audience
adult
Label
The nine : the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany, Gwen Strauss
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-317)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The Nine -- Map Of Escape Route -- Hélène -- Zaza -- Nicole -- Lon And Guigui -- Zinka -- Josée -- Jacky -- Mena -- The Longest Day -- Return To Life -- Finding The Way Home -- It's Only A Goodbye
Control code
on1247105953
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xii, 317 pages
Isbn
9781250239297
Lccn
2020053539
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)1247105953
Label
The nine : the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany, Gwen Strauss
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-317)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The Nine -- Map Of Escape Route -- Hélène -- Zaza -- Nicole -- Lon And Guigui -- Zinka -- Josée -- Jacky -- Mena -- The Longest Day -- Return To Life -- Finding The Way Home -- It's Only A Goodbye
Control code
on1247105953
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xii, 317 pages
Isbn
9781250239297
Lccn
2020053539
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)1247105953

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