The Comet: A Tale of Resistance and Betrayal in World War II

From an acclaimed New Yorker writer, The Comet is the thrilling true story of Dédée de Jongh, the young woman who led a crucial World War II escape network, risking her life to rescue hundreds of Allied airmen.

During the Second World War, there was no more dangerous activity for a civilian in Nazi-occupied Europe than helping a downed Allied airman escape to Britain. To a young Belgian woman named Andrée “Dédée” de Jongh, the risks were worthwhile. To do nothing in the face of the Nazi occu...