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The Next Moon: The Remarkable True Story of a British Agent Behind the Lines in Wartime France [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

M.R.D. Foot (Foreword), Ewen Southby-Tailyour (Author), Andre Hue (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Viking; illustrated edition edition (5 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0670914789
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670914784
  • Product Dimensions: 24 x 16.5 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 324,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This is the extraordinary story of a courageous young man who became a leading member of the French Resistance in Brittany and whose activities prevented thousands of German troops from assisting their colleagues during the Allied landing in Normandy.

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Living proof, 2 Oct 2006
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Richard Carter (Brittany, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Next Moon: The Remarkable True Story of a British Agent Behind the Lines in Wartime France (Paperback)
I recently moved to the Malestroit area of Brittany, and it was suggested that I should read this book. It is without doubt the best book that I have read for some years, and the first for a while that I have read every word written, including all the appendices. Having read the book a visit to the Musee de la Resistance at St Marcel is thoroughly recommended - it is much more than its title suggests. I would also say to anyone that a short drive around the area, to the towns, villages and the countryside mentioned in the book will bring every word read, alive. Time has passed, but the courage from this book lives on.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Action packed, 3 Nov 2006
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This review is from: The Next Moon: The Remarkable True Story of a British Agent Behind the Lines in Wartime France (Paperback)
The action starts on the very first page with the sinking of an Atlantic liner and from there we are led, via Casablanca, to the martialling yards of a German controlled railway terminus, para drops, return to UK by MTB, SOE training, para drop back into France the evening before D Day. Hardly a moment's rest!

Well controlled writing then covers the killing of the local Gestapo Colonel to the largest fixed battle ever undertaken by the French Resistance followed by an intensive period of escape and evasion.

Compelling actions and compelling writing from the very first page makes this reviewer wonder if others have openend the book. Or, if so, they have another agenda behind their reviews of what Professor MRD Foot has described as one of the best books (writing and content)to have come out of that period of the Second World War - and I for one can not disagree.

The daily living conditions - yes Calvados and food - are an integral part of Andre Hue's tale and add the human touches to an otherwise frightening and humbling story.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly gripping and moving tale. Impossible to put down, 13 April 2006
This review is from: The Next Moon: The Remarkable True Story of a British Agent Behind the Lines in Wartime France (Paperback)
I've never written a book review before or ever felt the urge to have to write one until I read this great tale.

It is truly the only book that I've actually been upset to finish. It is the most moving read I've ever come across and I was immensely upset to find myself completing it in what seemed like such a short time.

The story is full of drama and makes it easy to picture what life would have been like for one of the brave SOE agents of the Second World War in occupied France. From Andre's early days working on the railway, to parachuting back into France from an excursion in England, to the cat and mouse chase across the French countryside from the German Gestapo and French 'Milice', the book draws you in and it becomes impossible to put down. It isn't just a book about war; it is about a young man growing into adulthood, finding his place in life, falling in love and fighting for his country.

This book is a true epic, and is one that really gets the reader involved emotionally. I would recommend it to anyone.

My only problem is that now there's an empty space in my life where this book once was, and now I need to find something equally gripping to fill it!

Read this book. You will not be disappointed.
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