Escape from St-Valery-en-Caux
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Escape from St-Valery-en-Caux

The Adventures of Captain B.C. Bradford

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  2. English
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Escape from St-Valery-en-Caux

The Adventures of Captain B.C. Bradford

About this book

The dramatic story of Captain Bill Bradford, Adjutant of the 1st Battalion Black Watch, compiled using diaries and letters, coded messages and correspondence between his family and the War Office in their desperate effort to hear news of his safety.

Escape from St-Valery-en-Caux tells of Captain Bradford's experiences between 1939 and 1941, during which time he was in the thick of the action in France until the surrender of the Highland Division at St-Valery-en-Caux in June 1940. While being marched into captivity Captain Bradford managed to escape once from the Germans and then seven further times from the Vichy French. His son, Andrew Bradford, details his journey to safety in Gibraltar, travelling through France, Spain and North Africa, including a night crossing of the Pyrenees and an astonishing 700-mile voyage in a 17ft sailing boat.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781803995922
eBook ISBN
9781803997445
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Maps
  6. Principal Officers of the 1st Battalion The Black Watch in June 1940
  7. Foreword
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 The Phoney War: October 1939–May 1940
  10. 2 One Day in the Saar: May 1940
  11. 3 From the Maginot Line to St-Valery-en-Caux: May–12 June 1940
  12. 4 A Prisoner of War: 12 June–19 June 1940
  13. 5 On the Home Front (1)
  14. 6 Alone: 19 June–25 June 1940
  15. 7 Travelling in Company: 25 June–2 July 1940
  16. 8 Alone Once More in Occupied France: 2 July–10 July 1940
  17. 9 From Châteauroux to Spain: 10 July–4 August 1940
  18. 10 Spain to Marseilles: 4 August–November 1940
  19. 11 On the Home Front (2)
  20. 12 Marseilles and North Africa: November 1940–May 1941
  21. 13 On the Home Front (3)
  22. 14 From Algiers to Gibraltar: June 1941
  23. Post Script: July 1941–June 1945
  24. Appendix 1
  25. Appendix 2
  26. Notes and Sources
  27. Glossary

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