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The Quest for Freedom: Belgian Resistance in World War II [Paperback]

Yvonne de Ridder Files (Author)
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  • Paperback: 172 pages
  • Publisher: Narrative Press (1 Dec 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1589761286
  • ISBN-13: 978-1589761285
  • Product Dimensions: 14 x 1 x 21.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Glimpse of another time, another world 23 Aug 2004
By Martin Turner HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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The Quest for Freedom is a personal narrative written by a resistance fighter from Antwerp, Belgium, who sheltered airmen, helped blow up trains and saved the lives of her colleagues by remaining silent under torture and interrogation in the weeks before Antwerp was liberated by the allies.

This is a personal account, and it doesn't go into the causes of war, or the psychology of the resistance, or even characterising the author's colleagues. In some ways it leaves as many questions as it answers, as Madame Yvonne's own story criss-crosses with so many others.

A rewarding read, nonetheless, honestly set down without self-agrandisement.

Recommended to anyone who wants to explore from a different perspective the years of the second World War.

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3.0 out of 5 stars belgian resistance 3 Jun 2012
By B. Dunn
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Interesting evidence of the work done by the resistance in Belgium. would have liked to see less personal comment and more of what was going on
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not everyone in the resistance was necessarily a nice person 18 April 2012
By "Belgo Geordie"
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I was interested in this book as my father had been a resistant in Gent, Belgium. I hoped it would give me insight into life under occupation. Trouble is our resistant author, although very brave is a bit of a cow. The sanctamonius putdowns of all and sundry while blowing her own trumpet wore thin and detracted from the story she had to tell. Compared with Gaston's War-Gaston Vandermeerssche- not a patch. Nor Nancy Wake (The White Rabbit)- Ms Wake was also a bit of a character but she could tell a good story and her bitchiness was sauce to what was a complex person. However, all stories of survival are worthy of being told.
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