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Cruel Crossing

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Description for Cruel Crossing Paperback. The mountain paths are as treacherous as they are steep - the more so in the dark and in winter. Hundreds of those who climbed through the Pyrenees during the Second World War were malnourished and exhausted after weeks on the run hiding in barns and attics. This book deals with the history of this little-known aspect of the Second World War. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSEP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.

The mountain paths are as treacherous as they are steep – the more so in the dark and in winter. Even for the fit the journey is a formidable challenge. Hundreds of those who climbed through the Pyrenees during the Second World War were malnourished and exhausted after weeks on the run hiding in barns and attics. Many never even reached the Spanish border.

Today their bravery and endurance is commemorated each July by a trek along the Chemin de la Liberté – the toughest and most dangerous of wartime routes. From his fellow pilgrims Edward Stourton uncovers ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552777896
SKU
9780552777896
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Edward Stourton
Edward Stourton is the author of six books. He is writer and presenter of several high-profile current-affairs programmes and documentaries for radio and television, and regularly presents BBC Radio Four programmes such as The World at One, The World This Weekend, Sunday and Analysis. He is a frequent contributor to the Today programme, where for ten years he was one ... Read more

Reviews for Cruel Crossing
This is a very shocking book. It recaptures the adventure and the horror as it brilliantly conjures up the voices of the past.
Jason Goodwin
Country Life
Charming but astute, Stourton captures not only the extraordinary courage of the escapers and the passeurs, or guides, who helped them, but the sense of danger and excitement as they ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Cruel Crossing


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