A train in winter : an extraordinary story of women, friendship, and resistance in occupied France /
In January 1943, the Gestapo hunted down 230 women of the French Resistance and sent them to Auschwitz. This is their story, told in full for the first time, a searing and unforgettable chronicle of terror, courage, defiance, survival and the power of friendship to transcend evil that is an essentia...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
HarperCollins Publishers,
2011.
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Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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Summary: | In January 1943, the Gestapo hunted down 230 women of the French Resistance and sent them to Auschwitz. This is their story, told in full for the first time, a searing and unforgettable chronicle of terror, courage, defiance, survival and the power of friendship to transcend evil that is an essential addition to the history of World War II. |
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Item Description: | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2011 by Chatto & Windus"--Title page verso. |
Physical Description: | 374 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-351) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780061650703 (hc. : alk. paper) 0061650706 (hc. : alk. paper) |