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""Undoubtedly one of the most stirring accounts of the assistance
rendered downed American and British flyers shot down over France
and Belgium.""This is one book that needs to be read and re-read
for its lessons in survival, evasion, and escape from would-be
captors.""Well-written and superbly documented." -- Leo J.
Daugherty III, World War II Quarterly" -- Leo J. Daugherty III,
World War II Quarterly
"A valuable addition to the 'hidden' history of WWII, showing us
the men, women, and sometimes children who helped Allied airmen
evade capture.... The first documented study of escape routes in
almost 30 years." -- Publishers Weekly
"Flypast A very valuable book." -- NYMAS Newsletter
"Ottis has written the only comprehensive study on escape and
evasion in Western Europe in the last thirty years, and she does so
with powerful stories of courage, taken directly from those who
participated in the resistance." -- McCormick (SC) Messenger
"She makes the individual Frenchmen -- the heroes of her book --
live, and the reader goes hand-in-hand with the helpers as they
face the tension, uncertainty, and danger associated with aiding
their allied charges." -- Register of the Kentucky Historical
Society
"Tales of French underground resistance units are a familiar
element of World War II history. The 'Underground Railroad' lines
organized to lead the downed fliers to safety rarely have earned
equal attention. This book is a well-documented effort to make up
for that omission." -- Proceedings
"This carefully researched text tells a story at once romantic,
factual, and ennobling. Emblematic of the truly significant
sacrifices and triumphs of a passing generation." -- Kirkus Reviews
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