As the months passed, the war and all that it brought with it, affected the citizens of France in varying ways, bringing prejudice, suffering and violence along with it.
Nancy and Henri helped out wherever they could, helping their friends, their neighbours and even strangers the best that they were able to. Passively resisting and then overtly assisting in confounding and frustrating the Nazi and Vichy authorities at every opportunity.
After all, they had been invaded, their Country was no longer theirs alone and they felt the same anger and feelings of helplessness as the rest of France.
They resolved to make the best of their situation for now, biding their time...
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Nancy walked out of the butcher shop feeling frustrated. No …show more content…
The second precious package is a Jewish family, two adults and three children, running from compulsory deportation. And my dear lady, that is where you could come in. Can I bring them to your factory to lay low for a few days? While I show you what else you can do for me...”
"That sounds wonderful, bring them with you and we will take good care of them. The poor little loves must be terrified."
"Oh I don't know, the children are made of remarkably resilient stuff, it's incredible really, they treat it all as a big adventure".
"The Children? I meant the Allied Officers." Nancy joked.
They both laughed, "Coffee? And then we can get back to what else you can do for me..." He said and winked at her as he got up and went over to the counter to order some drinks. Chapter 5 As the Nazi forces flooded outwards, in different directions, to facilitate the maniacal territory acquisition plans of Hitler's Germany, all that the majority of the people in the invaded Countries could do was to read the headlines in their
Nancy and Henri helped out wherever they could, helping their friends, their neighbours and even strangers the best that they were able to. Passively resisting and then overtly assisting in confounding and frustrating the Nazi and Vichy authorities at every opportunity.
After all, they had been invaded, their Country was no longer theirs alone and they felt the same anger and feelings of helplessness as the rest of France.
They resolved to make the best of their situation for now, biding their time...
* * * * *
Nancy walked out of the butcher shop feeling frustrated. No …show more content…
The second precious package is a Jewish family, two adults and three children, running from compulsory deportation. And my dear lady, that is where you could come in. Can I bring them to your factory to lay low for a few days? While I show you what else you can do for me...”
"That sounds wonderful, bring them with you and we will take good care of them. The poor little loves must be terrified."
"Oh I don't know, the children are made of remarkably resilient stuff, it's incredible really, they treat it all as a big adventure".
"The Children? I meant the Allied Officers." Nancy joked.
They both laughed, "Coffee? And then we can get back to what else you can do for me..." He said and winked at her as he got up and went over to the counter to order some drinks. Chapter 5 As the Nazi forces flooded outwards, in different directions, to facilitate the maniacal territory acquisition plans of Hitler's Germany, all that the majority of the people in the invaded Countries could do was to read the headlines in their