Band of sisters : Madeleine Pauliac, the women of the Blue Squadron, and their daring rescue missions in the last days of World War II

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Band of sisters : Madeleine Pauliac, the women of the Blue Squadron, and their daring rescue missions in the last days of World War II / Philippe Maynial ; translated from the French by Richard Bernstein.

Maynial, Philippe, (author.). Bernstein, Richard, 1944- (translator.).

Summary:

"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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781538198797
ISBN: 1538198797
Physical Description: xiii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2025]
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

General Note:: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:: So far from Paris (March 28-April 7, 1945) -- A field of ruins (April 7-April 29, 1945) -- On the job (April 29-May 2, 1945) -- France in Poland (May 2-early June 1945) -- Staying on your feet (June 1945) -- The Blue Squadron (April 25, 1945) -- Hell (April 29, 1945) -- Still Hell (May 1945) -- Dying for Danzig (May 25-June 2,1945) -- Wheels Turning Before Poland (June-July 1945) -- "We'd Die for Pauliac" ( July 27, 1945) -- Escapes (August-September 1945) -- Normandy-Niemen (September-October 1945) -- Forbidden zone (September-October 1945) -- Her Last Christmas (December 1945) -- Back Home (December 1945-January 1946) -- The Accident (February 13, 1946) -- Farewell, Madeleine (July 27, 1946) -- And Now.