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The Weidners in Wartime is the intimate story, told in their own words, of a family separated by war. Despite the dangers of writing under the inspection of censors, their letters paint a vivid portrait of decent human beings fighting valiantly to maintain their courage, their humor, and their faith during history's darkest hour. It so happens that one member of the family is also a leader of the resistance, whose heroic actions to save fleeing refugees will make him a hunted man and one of the greatest rescuers of World War II. In 1942, Jean Henri Weidner founded the "Dutch-Paris Line" to guide Jews, downed Allied pilots, and other persecuted people out of Nazi-occupied Europe to freedom in...
Over 26,000 total pages .... Background: The Fast and Furious operation was responsible for allowing approximately 2,000 firearms to illegally flow into the hands of criminals, including Mexican drug cartel associates. On December 14, 2010, Customs and Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, a United States Marine, was killed while on patrol just miles from the Mexican border. The firearms found at the scene were semi-automatic rifles that were allowed to walk as part of Operation Fast and Furious. Congressional Republicans have investigated Fast and Furious since January 2011. Over the course of the investigation, the Justice Department has provided false information, stonewalled document requests...
Nicholas Carper emigrated in 1732 from the Palatinate of Germany to Philadelphia, and settled in Chester (now Berks) County, Pennsylvania, moving in 1750 to western Maryland. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and elsewhere.
The intimate story, told in their own words, of a family separated by war. The Weidner letters paint a vivid portrait of decent human beings fighting to maintain their courage, humor, and faith during one of history's darkest hours.
"The Escape Line uses recently declassified archives to tell the story of how the Dutch-Paris formed and operated, and how it rescued thousands of people during the Second World War"--
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