Andree Peel

During World War II, when the Germans invaded France, Peel was a hairdresser with her own salon in Brest. She joined the French Resistance, passing details of German naval installations, troop movements, and other information to the Allies. Known as "Agent Rose", she helped guide British and American airmen who had been shot down to the coast, so they could be picked up by boats or submarines. She estimated she helped rescue more than 100 airmen. After three years, she was betrayed, and fled to Paris under a new name, but she was betrayed there, too, and arrested by the Gestapo. She was tortured for information (her resulting injuries pained her for life), and sent to the women's concentration camp at Ravensbruck. She was later transferred to Buchenwald, where she was to be shot by firing squad. As the firing squad arrived to shoot her and other prisoners, American troops warned them off, and liberated the camp. After the war, she received many honors from France, including the Legion of Honor (awarded by her brother, a four-star general), the American Medal of Freedom (awarded by President Eisenhower), and the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct (given by Britain's George VI). She died after breaking her hip in a nursing home in Britain on March 5, at 105. From This is True for 14 March 2010 Suggestions for further reading: And There Was Light: Autobiography of Jacques Lusseyran, Blind Hero of the Fr... by Jacques Lusseyran Amazon Price: $10.85 Customer Review: His favorite color was green --- the color, he later learned, of hope. And hope is what pours over you on every page of Jacques Lusseyran's memoir. It's unavoidable. It's the DNA of the book. You don't want to feel hopeful? I won't say: ...   Silence of the Sea / Le Silence de la Mer: A Novel of French Resistance durin... Amazon Price: $9.24 Customer Review: This book is a great classic. A beautifully crafted story. If you get a chance, also watch the movie adaptation by Jean-Pierre Melville. On p. 68 (p. 96 of the translation, after note 37), there is this sentence that the translator forgo...   Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays by Albert Camus Amazon Price: $10.20 Customer Review: This collection of essays is the most brilliant one of Camus' diverse smaller non-fiction writings. The bulk of this book concerns his journalistic writings on the Algerian Revolution, Soviet Union etc. Through these essays, you understand the pain o...   French Resistance Fighter: France's Secret Army (Warrior) by Terry Crowdy Amazon Price: $14.21 Customer Review: Terry Crowdy's FRENCH RESISTANCE FIGHTER: FRANCE'S SECRET ARMY surveys the underground force that was the French Resistance during the war, covering patriot activities, motivation and achievements. Two new to the `Fortress' military history focusing ...   Resistance: A Frenchwoman's Journal of the War by Agnes Humbert Amazon Price: $17.16 Customer Review: This journal, by Agnes Humbert, is translated from the French by Barbara Mellor. It records Agnes' participation in the Resistance movement against German occupation of France during World War II. The courage and intelligence Agnes showed during this...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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