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Herbert Ford

Auteur de Flee the Captor

16 oeuvres 152 utilisateurs 7 critiques

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Comprend les noms: FORD HERBERT

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This is the story of John Henry Weidner. A Dutch man who was a majoy player in the Dutch-Paris underground during WWII. An organization that was involved in getting people out of Nazi areas. Not just Jews but anyone caught in the cross hairs of the Nazi war machine.

He worked to get the papers needed to allow people to travel and get out of the country. Developed routes over mountains, via rail or any way possible to move people to safer places where they would not be murdered or tortured.

He was one of the top 'most wanted' on the Nazi's list. He was captured a couple of times, tortured and excaped, never giving away any info regarding the underground people he worked with.

THe book gives you a good idea of how deadly it was to live during this period and how irrational the people could become to save their own skins.
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FriendsLibraryFL | 1 autre critique | May 27, 2017 |
This is about the high school basketball star, John Rudometkin, who enjoyed a storied college career at the University of Southern California and was dubbed "the Reckless Russian". He later spent three seasons playing in the NBA for the New York Knicks. When health issues led him away from the game, they led him on a journey toward faith.
 
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FriendsLibraryFL | May 27, 2017 |
I took my time with this as it is not a light read.

This is the story of John Henry Weidner. A Dutch man who was a majoy player in the Dutch-Paris underground during WWII. An organization that was involved in getting people out of Nazi areas. Not just Jews but anyone caught in the cross hairs of the Nazi war machine.

He worked to get the papers needed to allow people to travel and get out of the country. Developed routes over mountains, via rail or any way possible to move people to safer places where they would not be murdered or tortured.

He was one of the top 'most wanted' on the Nazi's list. He was captured a couple of times, tortured and excaped, never giving away any info regarding the underground people he worked with.

THe book gives you a good idea of how deadly it was to live during this period and how irrational the people could become to save their own skins.
… (plus d'informations)
 
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ChazziFrazz | 1 autre critique | Jun 23, 2016 |
In few wars has greater emphasis been placed on saving lives than in the war of Vietnam. Modern medical skill in technology have helped reduce the number of deaths caused by combat wounds to an all-time low.But not all the credit belongs to technology and skilled physicians. The medic who accompanies the fighting men into battle deserves much of the credit, for it is the medic who, often at the risk of his own life, first renders aid to the fallen soldier. He is the first link in the lifesaving chain in Vietnam.When the cry "I'm hit!" Goes up on the battlefield, the medic is expected to do his duty, and the fact that many medics are among the men decorated for valor in Vietnam is Apple tribute to the personal courage and devotion to duty on the part of the medical aid men in the field.Among these brave men are many medics who go unarmed into battle, and it is about them that no guns on their shoulders is written.… (plus d'informations)
 
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FriendsLibraryFL | Sep 6, 2014 |

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Œuvres
16
Membres
152
Popularité
#137,198
Évaluation
3.2
Critiques
7
ISBN
12
Langues
1

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