Macintyre, Ben, 1963-

The Englishman's daughter : a true story of love and betrayal in World War I / Ben Macintyre - 1st American ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2002 - 254 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the first terrifying days of World War I, a handful of British soldiers found themselves trapped behind enemy lines on the Western Front. Unable to rejoin their units, which were retreating under the German onslaught, they were forced to hide in the French countryside. The Englishman's Daughter is the extraordinary true story of these men, their rescuers, and the bittersweet love affair that sprang up between an enchanting French villager and a fugitive English soldier. This romance flourished under the very eyes of German occupiers, resulted in the birth of a child, and eventually tore a community apart.

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Digby, Robert
Dessenne, Claire
Dessenne, Hélène


World War, 1914-1918---France
Missing in action----Great Britain----Biography
World War, 1914 - 1918----Prisoners and prisons, German----Biography
Prisoners of war----Great Britain----Biography


Villeret (Aisne, France)----History----20th century

D545.V49 / M33 2002

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