The Resource Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France, Alex Kershaw
Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France, Alex Kershaw
Resource Information
The item Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France, Alex Kershaw represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France, Alex Kershaw represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- The true story of an American doctor and his family in Paris, and his heroic espionage efforts during World War II. Exclusive Avenue Foch was Paris's hotbed of spies, secret police, informers, and Vichy collaborators. So when the couple at number 11--American physician Sumner Jackson and his Swiss-born wife Toquette--joined the French resistance, they knew the stakes were extraordinarily high. They would be risking not only their own lives but that of their only child, twelve-year-old Phillip. Toquette agreed to allow the Goelette network of the resistance to use their home as a drop box for vital information en route to Britain. As D-Day neared, the noose began to tighten
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- x, 426 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9780804194853
- Label
- Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France
- Title
- Avenue of spies
- Title remainder
- a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France
- Statement of responsibility
- Alex Kershaw
- Title variation
- Avenue of spies
- Title variation remainder
- a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied Paris
- Subject
-
- Espionage -- France | Paris
- France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
- Jackson, Sumner Waldron
- Jackson, Sumner Waldron -- Family
- Large type books
- Paris (France) -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Americans -- France | Paris -- Biography
- Spies -- France | Paris -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- France | Paris
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France | Paris
- Physicians -- France | Paris -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The true story of an American doctor and his family in Paris, and his heroic espionage efforts during World War II. Exclusive Avenue Foch was Paris's hotbed of spies, secret police, informers, and Vichy collaborators. So when the couple at number 11--American physician Sumner Jackson and his Swiss-born wife Toquette--joined the French resistance, they knew the stakes were extraordinarily high. They would be risking not only their own lives but that of their only child, twelve-year-old Phillip. Toquette agreed to allow the Goelette network of the resistance to use their home as a drop box for vital information en route to Britain. As D-Day neared, the noose began to tighten
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kershaw, Alex
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Jackson, Sumner Waldron
- Jackson, Sumner Waldron
- World War, 1939-1945
- Spies
- Americans
- Physicians
- World War, 1939-1945
- Espionage
- Paris (France)
- France
- Label
- Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France, Alex Kershaw
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-395) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn900030829
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- x, 426 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780804194853
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Label
- Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France, Alex Kershaw
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-395) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn900030829
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- x, 426 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780804194853
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
Subject
- Espionage -- France | Paris
- France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
- Jackson, Sumner Waldron
- Jackson, Sumner Waldron -- Family
- Large type books
- Paris (France) -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Americans -- France | Paris -- Biography
- Spies -- France | Paris -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- France | Paris
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France | Paris
- Physicians -- France | Paris -- Biography
Genre
Included in
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.dclibrary.org/portal/Avenue-of-spies--a-true-story-of-terror/CNAQX-XxUos/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.dclibrary.org/portal/Avenue-of-spies--a-true-story-of-terror/CNAQX-XxUos/">Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France, Alex Kershaw</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.dclibrary.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.dclibrary.org/">DC Public Library System</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France, Alex Kershaw
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.dclibrary.org/portal/Avenue-of-spies--a-true-story-of-terror/CNAQX-XxUos/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.dclibrary.org/portal/Avenue-of-spies--a-true-story-of-terror/CNAQX-XxUos/">Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France, Alex Kershaw</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.dclibrary.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.dclibrary.org/">DC Public Library System</a></span></span></span></span></div>
