The nine : the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
ISBN
9781432891923, 1432891928
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Cicero Public Library - Stacks | LP 940.5317 STK | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | LARGE TYPE 940.5317 STR | On Shelf |
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Large Type | 940.5317 STR | On Shelf |
Woodridge Public Library - Large Type | LT 940.5317 STR | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Guerrillas -- France -- Biography.
Guerrillas -- Netherlands -- Biography.
Large type books.
Podliasky, Hélène, -- 1920-2012.
Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Germany.
Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Biography.
Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)
Women Nazi concentration camp inmates -- France -- Biography.
Women political prisoners -- France -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
Guerrillas -- France -- Biography.
Guerrillas -- Netherlands -- Biography.
Large type books.
Podliasky, Hélène, -- 1920-2012.
Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Germany.
Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Biography.
Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)
Women Nazi concentration camp inmates -- France -- Biography.
Women political prisoners -- France -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
603 pages (large print) : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781432891923, 1432891928
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-599).
Description
"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, intransit, 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"--,Provided by publisher.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Strauss, G. (2021). The nine: the true story of a band of women who survived the worst of Nazi Germany (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Strauss, Gwen. 2021. The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Strauss, Gwen. The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Strauss, Gwen. The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
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