Surrender on Demand

Name: Surrender on Demand
Author: Varian Fry

by Varian Fry

From 'Surrender on Demand,' a World War II memoir by the American secret agent/literary figure Varian Fry, I learned about the strange unsettled conditions of southern France in 1940.

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Jordan Ellenberg

"From 'Surrender on Demand,' a World War II memoir by the American secret agent/literary figure Varian Fry, I learned about the strange unsettled conditions of southern France in 1940."

By the Book: Jordan Ellenberg · nytimes.com