The note through the wire
Gold, Doug2019
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The Note Through the Wire is a true World War II love story about a Slovenian partisan, Josefine Lobnik, and a New Zealand prisoner of war, Bruce Murray, who met by chance when she pushed a note through the barbed wire fence of a POW camp. A series of remarkable coincidences saw their lives intersect, but they had to overcome extraordinary obstacles to realise their dream of a life together. On one level this is a rollicking yarn, with tales of intrigue, daring, resistance, retaliation and escape. On another it's a fascinating account of the resistance movement, the disastrous Allied Greek campaign, the harshness of wartime life in a conquered nation, the civil tensions that divided a young country and the barbarity of the advancing Soviet forces. But at its heart this is an against-all-odds love story between a POW and a local freedom fighter - a true story with all the elements of fast-paced fiction.
Main title:
The note through the wire / Doug Gold.
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Imprint:
Auckland, NZ ; Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
Collation:
355 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliography
ISBN:
9781988547091
Dewey class:
940.5472092940.5472
Language:
English
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Subject:
Murray, BruceLobnik, JosefineWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, New ZealandSoldiers -- New Zealand -- BiographyWomen Resistance fighters -- BiographyWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- YugoslaviaWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- YugoslaviaStalag 383 (Hohenfels, Germany : Concentration camp)
BRN:
352198
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 940.5472 MUR | Available |