DOC The Freedom Line: The Brave Men and Women Who Rescued Allied Airmen from the Nazis During World War II by Peter Eisner in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. WW2 Comet Line Rescue of Allied Pilots in Belgium and FranceBy startup_eng1This is an excellent piece of history. Readers that have enjoyed "The Forgotten 500" by Gregory A. Freeman and "Beneath a Scarlet Sky" by Mark Sullivan will enjoy this book. I believe that this book is better than both of those books as it combines the best elements of both: the detail provided in the Forgotten 500 and the storyline and pace of "Under a Scarlett Sky".Note that the author intended to write this book as a historical piece and not as a novel. He explains how he learned of the Comet Line and became entranced in its story. The books bibliography looks to be extensive with several references being in my own collection.The story starts in 1942 as the Allies begin to step up their bombing missions against Axis targets. Needless to say more bombing runs meant more Allied aircrews ending up on the ground in Europe. A young Belgium woman had the vision about returning the downed aviators back to England where they could continue fight the Nazis. This became the start of the Comet Line (Freedom Line in title).The author interviewed a number of the Comet Line key players. He explains the method he used to capture dialog in telling the history. He is clear that he did not embellish the story. His wife is from the Basque region of Spain which was the southern terminus of the Comet Line. His wife's family and connections assisted the author with the connections necessary to develop the material for this piece of history.The author did a great job transposing a number of interviews; articles and just plain facts into a fully integrated history piece that reads like a novel. The story was balanced as it explained not only the views of the Comet Line personnel and Allied air personnel; but included views from the Axis side; in particular a Belgium traitor who was dedicated to shutting down the Comet Line and capturing its key personnel and the Allied aircrews.This book was very hard to put down and I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in WW2 history.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An excellent account of the beyond-brave young men and women of ...By Richard E. LordAn excellent account of the beyond-brave young men and women of the Comet Line; who helped downed fliers escape from the Nazis during WW II. I had heard their story from my friend Ron Pearce; whose RAF plane was shot down over Belgium in 1942 on the return from a bombing run over Dusseldorf. This book fleshes out his story; and fills in a lot of the details of the terrifying chances the young heroes took to bring him; and hundreds of others; back to freedom. An amazing story; and all of it true!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. World War II StoryBy Kindle CustomerAn interesting book; this is supposed to be a nonfiction rendering of the Comet Line; a group of Belgians who help anded Allied airmen to escape the Nazis. It is written in the style of era novel and two timing mistakes made me suspicious but otherwise it seems accurate.