The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XK6QHV8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 595 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Caught by the Germans, La Rochefoucald withstood months of torture without cracking, and escaped his own death, not once but twice.The Saboteur recounts La Rochefoucauld’s enthralling adventures, from jumping from a moving truck on his way to his execution to stealing Nazi limos to dressing up in a nun’s habit—one of his many disguises and impersonations. In the tradition of Agent Zigzag comes this breathtaking biography, as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the very best spy thrillers, which illuminates an unsung hero of the French Resistance during World War II—Robert de La Rochefoucald, an aristocrat turned anti-Nazi saboteur—and his daring exploits as a résistant trained by Britain’s Special Operations Executive.A scion of one of the most storied families in France, Robert de La Rochefoucald was raised in magnificent chateaux and educated in Europe's finest schools. Whatever the mission, whatever the dire circumstance, La Rochefoucauld acquitted himself