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Out of War and Hunger a Belgian Prisoner’s Hidden Escape
A wartime memoir excerpt follows Pat O’Brien’s covert life in Belgium. He endures hunger, hides from German troops, and improvises food from scraps as he plots escape toward the Dutch frontier while observing street life and German watchers from a concealed upstairs room.
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Theields
Tolerus
Ray Ager
Anil Ak
Holland
Huy- Ager
Huyliger
Tate
Amerie
Belgium
Tinve Aaid
Curt Sognes
Anton
Evita
Corman
Cerrolina
Willy
New York Herald
Zimmerman
Cubs
Atula
Hugger
Gervin Pullers
Germain
Farwid
Germany