Title The escape line : how the ordinary heroes of Dutch-Paris resisted the Nazi occupation of Western Europe / Megan Koreman

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; The Escape Line: How the Ordinary Heroes of Dutch-Paris Resisted the Nazi Occupation of Western Europe; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Choice; 1. Escape to Switzerland; 2. The Beginnings of Dutch-Paris; 3. Extending the Line through Brussels; 4. Allies in Paris and Toulouse; 5. Over the Mountains; 6. Catastrophe in Paris; 7. The Gestapo Knocks; 8. Sociaalwerk in the Chaos of War; 9. Waiting for News; Conclusion: The Helper's Courage; Appendix I: List of Dutch-Paris Members; Leadership; Brussels; Leadership of Comité Couriers, Guides, and Border CrossingsPostboxes; Shelter; Supplies; Lyon and the Haute-Savoie; Couriers, Guides, and Border Crossings; Postboxes; Shelter; Supplies; Netherlands; Contact/Postbox; Couriers, Guides, and Border Crossings; Supplies; Paris; Leaders; Couriers; Postboxes; Shelter; Supplies; Switzerland; Couriers Based in Switzerland; Supplies; Toulouse and Pyrenees; Couriers and Guides; Passeurs and Their Assistants; Postboxes; Shelter; Supplies; Resistance Allies of Dutch-Paris; Appendix II: List of Dutch-Paris Pseudonyms; Appendix III: List of People Helped by Dutch-Paris Summary "Of all the resistance organizations that operated during the war, about which much has been written, one stands out for its transnational character, the diversity of the tasks its members took on, and the fact that, unlike many of the known evasion lines, it was not directed by Allied officers, but rather by group of ordinary citizens. Between 1942 and 1945, they formed a network to smuggle Dutch Jews and others targeted by the Nazis south into France, via Paris, and then to Switzerland. This network became known as the Dutch-Paris Escape Line, eventually growing to include 300 people and expanding its reach into Spain. Led by Jean Weidner, a Dutchman living in France, many lacked any experience in clandestine operations or military tactics, and yet they became one of the most effective resistance groups of the Second World War. Dutch-Paris largely improvised its operations-scrounging for food on the black market, forging documents, and raising cash. Hunted relentlessly by the Nazis, some were even captured and tortured. In addition to Jews, those it helped escape the clutches of the Nazis included resistance fighters, political foes, Allied airmen, and young men looking to get to London to enlist. As the need grew more desperate, so did the bravery of those who rose to meet it. Using recently declassified archives, The Escape Line tells the story of the Dutch-Paris and the thousands of people it saved during World War II. Author Megan Koreman, who was given exclusive access to many of the archives, is herself the daughter of Dutch parents who were part of the resistance."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 3, 2018) Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Europe, Western Government, Resistance to -- Europe, Western -- History -- 20th century Anti-Nazi movement -- Europe, Western HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Anti-Nazi movement Government, Resistance to War -- Underground movements SUBJECT Europe -- History -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045717 Subject Europe Western Europe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780190662295 0190662298 9780190662301 0190662301

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