Villa Air-Bel

Villa Air-Bel World War II, Escape, and a House in Marseille

Traces a year in the life of Europe's intellectual elite in Nazi-occupied France, discussing how the chƒteau Villa Air-Bel was set up by Varian Frey of the Allies' Emergency Rescue Committee to protect leading scientists, artists, and political leaders, in an account that discusses the daring escape of such figures as Max Ernest, Andr‚ Breton, and Lotte Leonard. 25,000 first printing.
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