Band of sisters : Madeleine Pauliac, the women of the Blue Squadron, and their daring rescue missions in the last days of World War II
2025
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"Band of Sisters tells the dramatic story of Madeleine Pauliac, a French army doctor, and a band of women known as the Blue Squadron in the final days of World War II operating in the most dangerous of circumstances to rescue and repatriate as many of the half million or so of their countrymen as possible"-- Provided by publisher.
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ISBN: 9781538198797
Description: xiii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Other Title: Madeleine Pauliac, the women of the Blue Squadron, and their daring rescue missions in the last days of World War II
Notes:
- Includes index.
- Translation of: Madeleine Pauliac : l'insoumise.
- Translated from the French.
LCCN: 2024041805
Control Number: 3372296
Publisher: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2025]Subjects:
- Croix-Rouge française -- Biography.
- Pauliac, Madeleine, 1912-1946.
- Women physicians -- France -- Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Poland.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Poland.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Forced repatriation.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Soviet Union.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Biography.
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