Summary of Marthe Cohn & Wendy Holden's Behind Enemy Lines

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Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I was on a mission to get to the Germans and inform them of the Allied invasion. I had to be careful not to be detected by the Germans, who would shoot anything they couldn’t clearly see.

Sujets

• Political
• Lettres et linguistique
• Biography
• Politics
• Autobiography

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 14 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822511149
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Marthe Cohn & Wendy Holden 's Behind Enemy Lines
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16 Insights from Chapter 17 Insights from Chapter 18
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was on a mission to get to the Germans and inform them of the Allied invasion. I had to be careful not to be detected by the Germans, who would shoot anything they couldn’t clearly see.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was greeted by several soldiers when I arrived at the camp, who pointed their rifles at me. I was so startled that I nearly screamed. I took a deep breath and tried to stay calm.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

My parents, who had grown up in an area that was the target of invasion for a thousand years, were extremely proud that their son was born in Metz, a cathedral city of Metz, in the northeastern region of French Lorraine, an area with a complex and tumultuous history.

#2

I was extremely jealous of my sister Stéphanie, who was extremely cheerful and loved to play. I was extremely bored and frustrated with school, and would spend most of my time reading.

#3

Fred was a kind and thoughtful man, but he could also be a terrible tease. He and Arnold would often ambush us in the hallway of our apartment, jumping on us and boxing our ears. Only sissies cry, they’d tease us. I adored Fred, but my parents didn’t care for him as much.

#4

My father was a Prussian general who was often moody and bad-tempered. He was jealous of my mother’s close relationship with us, and he would often scream at her. He seemed compelled to act the way he did.

#5

I grew up in a very religious family. We had two sets of dishes, and never ate meat and dairy products at the same meal. We were a very religious family, and we observed every custom and ritual.

#6

My first experience of what it was like to be a Jew in Europe was when I was sent to buy a dozen eggs. I was attacked by a girl who called me a dirty Jew. But my mother taught me to rise above my circumstances and to make a difference.

#7

I had many friends, mostly from school, but the core of my life was my family. I spent most of my time with them. I was deeply resentful of my father’s autocratic ways, and often argued with him.

#8

I was a very poor student. My teachers would chastise me roundly, telling me that I was the weakest student in my class. My grandfather was my strongest influence as far as education was concerned.

#9

I had a difficult but witty grandmother, who had seven sons and always favored them over me. She’d given my cousins gifts, but never me. I developed an interest in current affairs and began reading the morning newspaper at age six.

#10

I grew up questioning many of the beliefs I was raised with, and became a vegetarian at age 14. I was tired of reciting prayers I did not understand, and refused to pray. My mother understood and never demanded that I pray again.

#11

I was no more than four feet eleven inches tall, and considerably shorter than my brothers and sisters. I was eager to leave and experience the world before it was too late. My ambitions were unclear and swung from wanting to be a lawyer to being a pilot.

#12

In 1937, I went to work in Cecile Modes, my sister’s hat salon on the second floor of a building on the corner of the Place de la Republique and rue Serpenoise in the center of Metz. I had never wanted to be a milliner, but I was glad to be free of the constraints of the education system.

#13

I had a relative who was arrested in Düsseldorf, and the family fled to Holland. They left their two sons with relatives in Holland, and sent Cecile’s two daughters to her.

#14

When Germany and Russia invaded Poland on September first, 1939, and France and Britain declared war, I realized that I had been naive in my hope for peace. My parents were more frightened than any of us.

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