Behind Nazi Lines: My Father's Heroic Quest to Save 149 World War II POWs

By Andrew Gerow Hodges and Denise George

Book Overview

"Riveting and action-packed... Behind Nazi Lines ] shows how one brave American Red Cross volunteer negotiated the release of 149 Allied POWs. A great read."--Marcus Brotherton, author of Shifty's War In 1944, hundreds of Allied soldiers were trapped in the prisoner-of-war camps off the Atlantic coast of occupied France. Miraculously, local villagers smuggled a message from the camp to the Allied forces--sparking a remarkable quest by an unlikely hero. Excluded from military service due to a football injury, Andy Hodges joined the Red Cross and, in the fall of 1944, was tapped for what sounded like a suicide mission: a desperate attempt to aid the Allied POWs in Nazi-occupied France. But Andy did far more than deliver much-needed supplies. By the end of the year, he had negotiated the release of an unprecedented 149 prisoners--leaving no one behind. This is the true story of one man's selflessness, ingenuity, and victory in the face of impossible adversity. INCLUDES PHOTOS

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425276473
• ISBN13: 9780425276471
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Dutton Caliber
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"