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

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 317 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250239297
  • 125023929X
Other title:
  • 9 : the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany
  • True story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The Nine Xi -- Map Of Escape Route Xi I I -- 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.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 940.5317 S912 Available 33111009806296
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 940.5317 S912 Available 33111010508782
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 940.5317 S912 Available 33111009843380
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"[A] narrative of unfathomable courage ... Ms. Strauss does her readers--and her subjects--a worthy service by returning to this appalling history of the courage of women caught up in a time of rapacity and war." -- Wall Street Journal

" Utterly gripping ." -- Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes

"A compelling , beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story of Women's resistance during World War II needs to be told and The Nine accomplishes this in spades." --Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of Cilka's Journey

The Nine follows the true story of the author's great aunt Hélène 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 from Gwen Strauss is a moving tribute to the power of humanity and friendship in the darkest of times.

Includes bibliographical references.

The Nine Xi -- Map Of Escape Route Xi I I -- 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.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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