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The Englishman's daughter : a true story of love and betrayal in World War I / Ben Macintyre.
Publication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 254 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 0374129851 (alk. paper)
- Digby, Robert
- Dessinne, Claire
- Dessinne, Hľn̈e
- World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Villeret
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Missing in action -- Great Britain -- Biography
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Biography
- Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Villeret (Aisne, France) -- History -- 20th century
- 940.4/8141 21
- D545.V49 M33 2001
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 940.4 MACI | Available | 058398 |
Total reserves: 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-241) and index.
"In the first terrifying days of World War I, a handful of British soldiers found themselves trapped behind enemy lines on the Western Front. Unable to rejoin their units, which were retreating under the German onslaught, they were forced to hide in the French countryside. The Englishman's Daughter is the extraordinary true story of these men, their rescuers, and the bittersweet love affair that sprang up between an enchanting French villager and a fugitive English soldier. This romance flourished under the very eyes of German occupiers, resulted in the birth of a child, and eventually tore a community apart."--BOOK JACKET.
