Cruel Crossing by Edward Stourton
Drawing on interviews with the few remaining survivors and the families of those who were there, Edward Stourtons vivid history of this little-known aspect of the Second World War is shocking, dramatic and intensely moving.
This is a very shocking bookIt 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 evaded their pursuers. -- Adrian Brewer * The Tablet *
A moving retelling of some of the war's most heroic episodes -- Nigel Jones * Sunday Telegraph *
Stourton's richly rewarding research into the wartime journeys across the Pyrenees reminds us of so many dramatic stories of courage, tragedy, endurance and survival. -- Iain Finlayson * Saga Magazine *
Stourton writes evocatively and with sensitivity... an engaging collection of tales. -- Viv Watts * Daily Express *
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 evaded their pursuers. -- Adrian Brewer * The Tablet *
A moving retelling of some of the war's most heroic episodes -- Nigel Jones * Sunday Telegraph *
Stourton's richly rewarding research into the wartime journeys across the Pyrenees reminds us of so many dramatic stories of courage, tragedy, endurance and survival. -- Iain Finlayson * Saga Magazine *
Stourton writes evocatively and with sensitivity... an engaging collection of tales. -- Viv Watts * Daily Express *
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 of the main presenters.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552777896 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552777897 |
| Title | Cruel Crossing |
| Author | Edward Stourton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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