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In January 1943, 230 women of the French Resistance were sent to the death camps by the Nazis who had invaded and occupied their country.

This is their story, told in full for the first time - a searing and unforgettable chronicle of terror, courage, defiance, survival, and the power of friendship. Just 49 survived.

Noted author Caroline Moorehead brings to life an extraordinary story that readers will find an essential addition to the retelling of the history of World War II - a riveting, rediscovered story of courageous women who sacrificed everything.

They were teachers, students, chemists, writers, and housewives; a singer at the Paris Opera; a midwife; a dental surgeon. They distributed anti-Nazi leaflets, printed subversive newspapers, hid resisters, secreted Jews to safety, transported weapons, and conveyed clandestine messages.

The youngest was a schoolgirl of 16, who scrawled "V" (for victory) on the walls of her lycEe; the eldest, a farmer's wife in her 60s who harboured escaped Allied airmen.

Strangers to one another, hailing from villages and cities across France, they were eventually hunted down by the Gestapo. Separated from home and loved ones, imprisoned in a fort outside Paris, they found solace and strength in their deep affection and camaraderie.

In 1943, they were sent to their final destination: Auschwitz, where most died.

Drawing on interviews with the women and their families, and on documents in German, French and Polish archives, this book is a remarkable account of the extraordinary courage of ordinary people and the enduring power of friendship.

A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead is a first edition published in 2011 by Chatto & Windus, London.

Subtitled A Story of Resistance, Friendship and Survival, it is a 374-page 15x23cm as-new hard cover with detailed maps, and many photographs throughout.

There is a small ink name on page 3.

Combined postage on multiple lots.

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