AS HIGH AS THE MOUNTAINS — JEAN-LUC CARTRON

AS HIGH AS THE MOUNTAINS

Pyrenees, 1940-1944. Men and women risk their lives every night to guide strangers to freedom. Resistance fighters, Allied aviators, fleeing Jews, draft evaders — all must cross the mountains. All need a guide.

Jean-Luc Cartron traces the fate of Jean-Louis Bazerque, known as Charbonnier, one of the most legendary guides of the Pyrenees. Through his story, an entire clandestine network is revealed: escape routes, nights of walking in the cold, the Gestapo on their trail, and Francoist Spain as an uncertain horizon.

A moving account of human solidarity in the face of barbarity — and a well-deserved tribute to these anonymous heroes whom History has long forgotten.

KEY FEATURES OF THIS BOOK

• The portrait of Jean-Louis Bazerque, known as Charbonnier, legendary guide of the Pyrenees
• The clandestine escape routes to Spain and their secret mechanisms
• The relentless Gestapo hunt against the guide networks
• The courage of the mountaineers who risked their lives to save strangers
• Francoist Spain: border crossing and internment camps

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