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• catalog abstract ""It was early spring 1942, and under the pitiless sky of the Libyan desert the climax of the great siege of Bir Hakeim was about to begin. General Koenig, the commander of the Free French and the Foreign Legion in North Africa, and his two thousand troops had been surrounded for fifteen days and nights by Rommel's Afrika Corps. Outnumbered ten to one, pounded by wave after wave of Stuka and Heikel bombers, the general and his men seemed doomed. Though their situation was hopeless, they chose to reject the Desert Fox's demand for surrender. Instead, one moonless night, the French made an audacious and suicidal bid for freedom by charging directly through the German lines. Leading the way was Susan Travers. The only woman ever to serve officially in the French Foreign Legion, there was the indomitable Englishwoman, speeding across the minefields of 'no man's land' directly towards Rommel's deadly Panzer tanks, her foot hard on the accelerator, doing her job: driving the general's car. That it was leading two thousand men in one of the great military exploits of the Second World War, the legendary mass break-out from Bir Hakeim, that it would see her hailed as the heroine of the night and eventually earn her both the Military Medal and the Legion d'Honneur, was not on her mind as the night exploded around her and German artillery lit up the desert sky. Her only thought was this: she was trying to save the life of the man she loved. Tomorrow to be Brave is the story of Susan Travers's extraordinary life, from her privileged childhood in England through her rebellious youth partying her way across interwar Europe, to her rash decision to join the Free French forces at the outbreak of World War II. In search of adventure - and a break from her stifling upper-class world - she could never have dreamed the pivotal role she would play. From her part in the North African campaign through her time after the war serving in the French Foreign Legion as a regular officer - the only woman ever to have achieved this - there was enough adventure and passion, heartbreak and heroism, to fill a hundred lifetimes".
• catalog alternative "Subtitle on cover: Memoir of the only woman ever to serve in the French Foreign Legion".
• catalog contributor b12119361.
• catalog contributor b12119362.
• catalog contributor b12119363.
• catalog coverage "Bir Hakeim, Battle of, 1942 Personal narratives, British.".
• catalog created "2001.".
• catalog date "2001".
• catalog date "2001.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
• catalog description ""It was early spring 1942, and under the pitiless sky of the Libyan desert the climax of the great siege of Bir Hakeim was about to begin. General Koenig, the commander of the Free French and the Foreign Legion in North Africa, and his two thousand troops had been surrounded for fifteen days and nights by Rommel's Afrika Corps. Outnumbered ten to one, pounded by wave after wave of Stuka and Heikel bombers, the general and his men seemed doomed. Though their situation was hopeless, they chose to reject the Desert Fox's demand for surrender. Instead, one moonless night, the French made an audacious and suicidal bid for freedom by charging directly through the German lines. Leading the way was Susan Travers. ".
• catalog description "A well of memories -- Lonely are the brave -- Dreams of freedom -- The wicked lady -- Lady in waiting -- African dream -- Among strangers -- The finger of fate -- Days of wine and roses -- Into the cauldron -- A pyrrhic victory -- The breakout -- The blood of our hearts -- The smell of victory -- A page turned -- Drawing to a close.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "The only woman ever to serve officially in the French Foreign Legion, there was the indomitable Englishwoman, speeding across the minefields of 'no man's land' directly towards Rommel's deadly Panzer tanks, her foot hard on the accelerator, doing her job: driving the general's car. That it was leading two thousand men in one of the great military exploits of the Second World War, the legendary mass break-out from Bir Hakeim, that it would see her hailed as the heroine of the night and eventually earn her both the Military Medal and the Legion d'Honneur, was not on her mind as the night exploded around her and German artillery lit up the desert sky. Her only thought was this: she was trying to save the life of the man she loved. ".
• catalog description "Tomorrow to be Brave is the story of Susan Travers's extraordinary life, from her privileged childhood in England through her rebellious youth partying her way across interwar Europe, to her rash decision to join the Free French forces at the outbreak of World War II. In search of adventure - and a break from her stifling upper-class world - she could never have dreamed the pivotal role she would play. From her part in the North African campaign through her time after the war serving in the French Foreign Legion as a regular officer - the only woman ever to have achieved this - there was enough adventure and passion, heartbreak and heroism, to fill a hundred lifetimes".
• catalog extent "p. cm.".
• catalog hasFormat "Tomorrow to be brave.".
• catalog identifier "0743200012".
• catalog isFormatOf "Tomorrow to be brave.".
• catalog issued "2001".
• catalog issued "2001.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Free Press,".
• catalog relation "Tomorrow to be brave.".
• catalog spatial "Bir Hakeim, Battle of, 1942 Personal narratives, British.".
• catalog spatial "France".
• catalog spatial "France.".
• catalog subject "940.54/1244 21".
• catalog subject "Bir Hakeim, Battle of, Libya, 1942 Personal narratives, British.".
• catalog subject "D761.9.L44 A3 2001".
• catalog subject "France combattante Biography.".
• catalog subject "France. Armée. Légion étrangère Biography.".
• catalog subject "France. Armée. Légion étrangère. Demi-brigade de marche, 13e History.".
• catalog subject "Légion d'honneur (France) Biography.".
• catalog subject "Nurses France Biography.".
• catalog subject "Travers, Susan.".
• catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, British.".
• catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories France.".
• catalog tableOfContents "A well of memories -- Lonely are the brave -- Dreams of freedom -- The wicked lady -- Lady in waiting -- African dream -- Among strangers -- The finger of fate -- Days of wine and roses -- Into the cauldron -- A pyrrhic victory -- The breakout -- The blood of our hearts -- The smell of victory -- A page turned -- Drawing to a close.".
• catalog title "Subtitle on cover: Memoir of the only woman ever to serve in the French Foreign Legion".
• catalog title "Tomorrow to be brave / Susan Travers with Wendy Holden.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "Personal narratives British. fast".
• catalog type "text".