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- Pauliac, Madeleine
- Croix-Rouge française--Biography
- Women physicians--France--Biography
- World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Poland
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Poland
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons
- World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations--Soviet Union
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France--Biography
- World War, 1939-1945--Poland--Forced repatriation
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| Title Statement | Band of sisters: Madeleine Pauliac, the women of the Blue Squadron, and their daring rescue missions in the last days of World War II / Philippe Maynial ; translated from the French by Richard Bernstein. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Madeleine Pauliac, the women of the Blue Squadron, and their daring rescue missions in the last days of World War II |
| Author | Maynial, Philippe |
| Additional Contributors | Bernstein, Richard,1944- |
| Maynial, Philippe | |
| Publication | Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield,[2025]©2025 |
| Extent of Item | xiii, 181 pages |
| ISBN | 9781538198797 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07795838 |
| General Notes | Includes index. Translation of: Madeleine Pauliac : l'insoumise. |
| Languages | Translated from the French. |
| Summary | "Band of Sisters tells the dramatic story of Madeleine Pauliac, a French army doctor, and a band of women known as the Blue Squadron in the final days of World War II operating in the most dangerous of circumstances to rescue and repatriate as many of the half million or so of their countrymen as possible"-- |
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| By Topic | Women physicians--Biography--France |
| World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Poland | |
| World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Poland | |
| World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons | |
| World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations--Soviet Union | |
| World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Biography--France | |
| World War, 1939-1945--Forced repatriation--Poland | |
| By Name | Pauliac, Madeleine,1912-1946 |
| Croix-Rouge française--Biography | |
| By Genre | Biographies |
| Personal narratives | |
