Andrée's War by Francelle Bradford White
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Andrée Griotteray was only 19 when the Germans invaded France. She was just another young teenager, in search of fun and frivolity. Instead she found herself living in an occupied city, forced to work alongside the men who had invaded her country. Unable to stand by and do nothing, her younger brother Alain first set up an underground newspaper, urging readers to join the resistance, before creating his own resistance network. Andrée risked her life to help him in both endeavours.
Through her job at the passport department of the Police Headquarters in Paris, she typed up and printed copies of La France, and stole blank ID cards to be distributed to anyone attempting to escape France. She travelled across France, picking up and dropping off intelligence ultimately destined for the British and Americans, always fearless in the face of immense pressure. And then one day, she was betrayed and arrested. Translation of the Citation accompanying her Croix de Guerre: For the first time Andrée’s story is told in English, by her own daughter, Francelle Bradford White. Based on her diaries and conversations over the years, FRANCELLE>> brings her mother’s story to life. Despite her lifelong modesty, Andrée has been lauded by the French government for her bravery CITATION>> Now her achievements will reach a new audience. |
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