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The Englishman's Daughter: A True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I

The Englishman's Daughter: A True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I

The Englishman's Daughter: A True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I
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The Englishman's Daughter: A True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I

by Macintyre, Ben

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New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux. Hardcover. 2002. 1st Edition. 8vo 254pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Photographs. DJ price clipped. The story of British soldiers who found themselved trapped behind enemy lines on the Western Front. Unable to rejoin their units, which were retreating under the German onslaught, they were forced to hind in the French countryside. This tells of a bittersweet love affair that sprang up between an enchanting French villager and a fugitive English soldier .

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In the first terrifying days of World War I, four British soldiers found themselves trapped behind enemy lines on the western front. They were forced to hide in the tiny French village of Villeret, whose inhabitants made the courageous decision to shelter the fugitives until they could pass as Picard peasants. The Englishman's Daughter is the never-before-told story of these extraordinary men, their protectors, and of the haunting love affair between Private Robert Digby and Claire Dessenne, the most beautiful woman in Villeret. Their passion would result in the birth of a child known as "The Englishman's Daughter," and in an act of unspeakable betrayal, a tragic legacy that would haunt the village for generations to come. Through the testimonies of the villagers and the last letters of the soldiers, acclaimed journalist Ben Macintyre has pieced together a harrowing account of how life was lived behind enemy lines during the Great War, and offers a compelling solution to a gripping mystery that reverberates to this day. - Publisher.

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Title
The Englishman's Daughter: A True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I
Author
Macintyre, Ben
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Fine DJ
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0374129851
ISBN 13
9780374129859
Publisher
Farrar, Straus And Giroux
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2002
Bookseller catalogs
History / Military / WW I;

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