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lang: eng lang: fre lang: 288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports "The French civilians who chose to help Kiwis during the Second World War"--Cover Table of contents: 1. The last of the human freedoms -- 2. Aviators, helpers and escape agents -- 3. The face of history : John Sanderson and Emile Patris -- 4. The O'Leary line : Raymond Glensor and the famille Fillerin -- 5. Common ground : Derrick Grantham, the aviator in Calvados country -- 6. Tending the fields of honour : pilots killed in action over France -- 7. Communities of choice : French youth who chose resistance -- 8. Prison-breakers at Amiens -- 9. A personal perspective --- The Patris documents -- The Glensor files -- Letters from Albert Baloche Summary: A collection of personal histories of Kiwi airmen saved by the French Resistance during World War Two. When Kiwi airman John Sanderson was shot down in May 1944, an ordinary French family was asked to shelter him. They chose to help. Tragically, a local doctor made a different choice, betraying them to the Gestapo. While Yvette Patris was eventually released, her husband Emile died in Dachau concentration camp. Sanderson survived the war and began a correspondence with Yvette Patris, which lasted for many years, establishing a contact with the author's family which continues today. Based on letters, journals, military records and personal accounts In English, with some entries in French