Having Defied the Nazis, Islanders Take On the Sea.

Autor: BAUME, MAIA DE LA
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Zdroj: New York Times. 7/24/2012, Vol. 161 Issue 55842, p6. 0p.
Abstrakt: ILE DE SEIN, France -- The 130 inhabitants of this tiny island off the coast of Brittany are survivors. They and their ancestors, who trace their origins to the Celtic druids, have lived through frequent periods of hunger, a terrible flood and two cholera epidemics. During World War II, many of the islanders refused to accept German occupation and fled by boat to join Charles de Gaulle's Free French Army. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Regional Business News