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The Englishman's daughter : a true story of love and betrayal in World War I / Ben Macintyre

By:

Macintyre, Ben, 1963-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2002Edition: 1st American edDescription: 254 p. : illus. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780374129859

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DDC classification:

940.4 MAC

LOC classification:

D545.V49 M33 2002

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	940.4 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		037669

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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