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Ypres, centre of First World War remembrance, was once home to a thriving British community that played a heroic role in Second World War.
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History, World War, 1939-1945, Underground movements, Juvenile Participation, Military participation, Juvenile, War Underground movements, British Memorial School (Ieper, Belgium), German Occupation of Belgium (1940-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01353172, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924Places
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The children who fought Hitler: a British outpost in Europe
2010, Windsor/Paragon
in English
- Large print ed.
1408487845 9781408487846
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The children who fought Hitler: a British outpost in Europe
2010, John Murray
in English
1848540876 9781848540873
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Standard print ed. originally published: London : John Murray, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references.
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"Few people know that Ypres, centre of First World War remembrance, was once home to a thriving British community that played a heroic role in the Second World War. This expatriate outpost grew around the British ex-servicemen who cared for the war memorials and cemeteries of 'Flanders Fields'. Many married local women and their children grew up multi-lingual, but attended their own school and were intensely proud to be British. When Germany invaded in 1940 the community was threatened: some children managed to escape, others were not so lucky. But, armed with their linguistic skills and local knowledge, pupils of the British Memorial School were uniquely prepared to fight Hitler in occupied territory and from Britain. Still in their teens, some risked capture, torture and death in intelligence and resistance operations in the field. An exceptional patriotism spurred them on to feats of bravery in this new conflict. Whilst their peers at home were being evacuated to the English countryside, these children were directly exposed to danger in one of the major theatres of war."--Publisher's description.
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