"Why did the Germans brutally and illegally execute a group of British
soldiers who had been trapped behind the lines during the retreat to the
Marne in 1914? Hedley Malloch,
in this gripping and meticulously researched account, vividly describes
the fate the soldiers on the run, and of the French civilians who
sheltered them. He tells a dramatic and tragic story of escape,
betrayals and punishment that also gives a fascinating insight into the
life stories of the soldiers and civilians involved and the mind-set of
the German army on the Western Front. The book names the German officers
responsible for this atrocity, and explores their motivations."
NB : en couverture, photo de droite, mon grand-père Clovis CHALANDRE
déporté à l'âge de 16 ans et 2ème en partant de la gauche, mon arrière
grand père Vincent CHALANDRE, fusillé.
https://www.babelio.com/livres/Malloch-The-Killing-of-the-Iron-Twelve/1259223/critiques/2355565
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