Why a Booktrail?
1943: The third in the series
Agent in the Shadows
Why a Booktrail?
1943: The third in the series
What you need to know before your trail
June, 1943. In Lyon, the capital of the French resistance, a secret meeting is held under orders from General de Gaulle. The objective is to unite all resistance factions. The future of France is on the line.
But when the meeting is raided by the Gestapo under Klaus Barbie, the ‘Butcher of Lyon’, the plan disintegrates and the leaders are captured. The movement has been betrayed. There is a traitor in Lyon.
British undercover agents Jack Miller and Sophia von Naundorf are sent to France. They must find the informer and save the resistance. But the Gestapo is on the hunt. More traitors emerging from the shadows. The net is closing.
Locations
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Lyon – the seat of the Gestapo
The city of Lyon in France was known for being the seat of the Gestapo in France. Klaus Barbie was known as the Beat of Lyong and was involved in the actual events outlined in this book. He was eventually found guilty of war crimes and sentences to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1991.
Lyon still bears both the memories and scars of this time and there are numerous places around the city to visit and remember. The historical museum is perhaps the most obvious but be sure to visit Rue Sainte-Catherine and think of what went on here and in many other streets in many other cities.
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Destination: Lyon Author/guide: Alex Gerlis Departure Time: 1943
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