Summary of Marthe Cohn & Wendy Holden's Behind Enemy Lines

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#1 I was on a mission to get to the Germans and inform them of the Allied invasion. I had to be careful not to be detected by the Germans, who would shoot anything they couldn’t clearly see.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822511149

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Insights on Marthe Cohn & Wendy Holden 's Behind Enemy Lines

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was on a mission to get to the Germans and inform them of the Allied invasion. I had to be careful not to be detected by the Germans, who would shoot anything they couldn’t clearly see.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was greeted by several soldiers when I arrived at the camp, who pointed their rifles at me. I was so startled that I nearly screamed. I took a deep breath and tried to stay calm.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

My parents, who had grown up in an area that was the target of invasion for a thousand years, were extremely proud that their son was born in Metz, a cathedral city of Metz, in the northeastern region of French Lorraine, an area with a complex and tumultuous history.

#2

I was extremely jealous of my sister Stéphanie, who was extremely cheerful and loved to play. I was extremely bored and frustrated with school, and would spend most of my time reading.

#3

Fred was a kind and thoughtful man, but he could also be a terrible tease. He and Arnold would often ambush us in the hallway of our apartment, jumping on us and boxing our ears. Only sissies cry, they’d tease us. I adored Fred, but my parents didn’t care for him as much.

#4

My father was a Prussian general who was often moody and bad-tempered. He was jealous of my mother’s close relationship with us, and he would often scream at her. He seemed compelled to act the way he did.

#5

I grew up in a very religious family. We had two sets of dishes, and never ate meat and dairy products at the same meal. We were a very religious family, and we observed every custom and ritual.

#6

My first experience of what it was like to be a Jew in Europe was when I was sent to buy a dozen eggs. I was