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A Guest of the Reich: The Story of American Heiress Gertrude Legendre's Dramatic Captivity and Escape from Nazi Germany
By Finn, Peter
- ISBN
- 9781524747336 9781524747343
- Publisher
- Pantheon
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Reviewed on September 1, 2019 | Never Forget
Toward the end of 1944, heiress Gertrude Legendre and her naval officer colleague Bob Jennings were stationed in liberated France and wished to see the action on the front lines. Crossing paths with a counterintelligence friend of Jennings and another officer with clearance of the area, the four headed out. Unbeknown to the group, the area had reverted to German occupation. The party was quickly pinned down by...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
