Donald Caskie

The Tartan Pimpernel (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Donald Caskie was a minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the time of German invasion of France in 1940. Although he had the opportunity to flee, Caskie stayed behind to help establish a network of safe houses and escape routes for allied soldiers and airmen trapped in occupied territory. He was finally sentenced to death at a Nazi show-trial.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Birlinn
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857902047
• Artikelnr.: 38400690

Autorenporträt

Donald Caskie was born at Bowmore, Islay in 1902 and educated at the University of Edinburgh, Caskie left his first charge at Gretna to become minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris. His wartime experiences were first published in 1957. Caskie ended his career ministering in Skelmorlie and Wemyss Bay and died in 1983.