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I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles
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312681I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifleshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/i-am-not-afraid-of-looking-into-the-rifles/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1583294/4f12f129-3a8b-494b-a7ca-9496911ac7c7.jpg?v=638338408861430000448448MXNSimon & Schuster UKInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>A thrilling narrative that creates an extraordinary picture of female resistance <em>The Lady</em></strong><br /><strong>Fascinating Kavita Puri, <em>BBC History Magazine</em></strong><br /><strong>A fierce, intense picture of this aspect of the war . . . it will stay with me Elizabeth Buchan, author of <em>Two Women in Rome</em></strong></p><p>On the evening of 31 March 1916, a 23-year-old woman was led from her prison cell in occupied Brussels. She wore a long blue coat and walked like a soldier. The chaplain asked if she would like a blindfold before her execution. I am not afraid of looking into the rifles, she replied. I have been expecting this for a long time.</p><p>This is not a traditional history of the First World War. It is the untold story of the women of the resistance in Belgium and occupied France during that conflict.</p><p>Rick Stroud describes how the actions of eight exceptionally brave women affected the course of the war. Before the Germans invaded, they were ordinary people: some, like Gabrielle Petit, were working-class; some, like Edith Cavell, were from the bourgeoisie; and some. like the Princess de Cro, were from the upper echelons of society. The youngest was only twenty-one. The women took enormous risks and produced extraordinary results: they established underground networks, transmitted coded information, carried out sabotage attacks and helped to repatriate Allied soldiers. What they did was dangerous and exhausting and the penalties were severe: three faced the firing squad.</p><p><strong>Recounting their heroism and their inevitable tragedies, <em>I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles</em> is an enthralling story, beautifully told. In revealing the inspiring work of these remarkable women, Rick Stroud will introduce you to an entirely new version of the war to end all wars.</strong></p>...314865I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles448448https://www.gandhi.com.mx/i-am-not-afraid-of-looking-into-the-rifles/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1583294/4f12f129-3a8b-494b-a7ca-9496911ac7c7.jpg?v=638338408861430000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20249781398528840_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9781398528840_<p><strong>A thrilling narrative that creates an extraordinary picture of female resistance <em>The Lady</em></strong><br /><strong>Fascinating Kavita Puri, <em>BBC History Magazine</em></strong><br /><strong>A fierce, intense picture of this aspect of the war . . . it will stay with me Elizabeth Buchan, author of <em>Two Women in Rome</em></strong></p><p>On the evening of 31 March 1916, a 23-year-old woman was led from her prison cell in occupied Brussels. She wore a long blue coat and walked like a soldier. The chaplain asked if she would like a blindfold before her execution. I am not afraid of looking into the rifles, she replied. I have been expecting this for a long time.</p><p>This is not a traditional history of the First World War. It is the untold story of the women of the resistance in Belgium and occupied France during that conflict.</p><p>Rick Stroud describes how the actions of eight exceptionally brave women affected the course of the war. Before the Germans invaded, they were ordinary people: some, like Gabrielle Petit, were working-class; some, like Edith Cavell, were from the bourgeoisie; and some. like the Princess de Cro, were from the upper echelons of society. The youngest was only twenty-one. The women took enormous risks and produced extraordinary results: they established underground networks, transmitted coded information, carried out sabotage attacks and helped to repatriate Allied soldiers. What they did was dangerous and exhausting and the penalties were severe: three faced the firing squad.</p><p><strong>Recounting their heroism and their inevitable tragedies, <em>I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles</em> is an enthralling story, beautifully told. In revealing the inspiring work of these remarkable women, Rick Stroud will introduce you to an entirely new version of the war to end all wars.</strong></p>...9781398528840_Simon & Schuster UKaudiolibro_49ca31dd-5df4-320c-8fc6-c013d1d248e7_9781398528840;9781398528840_9781398528840Rick StroudInglésMéxico2024-02-29T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2024-02-29T00:00:00+00:00Simon & Schuster UK