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

Name: Englishman's Daughter A True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I
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ISBN: 9780385336796

ISBN-10: 0385336799

ISBN-13: 9780385336796

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Authors: Ben Macintyre

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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…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.95" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

Ben Macintyre is writer-at-large and associate editor of the Times of London. He is the author of several books including Agent Zigzag, The Man Who Would Be King, The Englishman's Daughter, The Napoleon of Crime, Forgotten Fatherland, and A Spy among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal.