Count Robert de La Rochefoucauld, who has died aged 88, escaped from Occupied France to join the Special Operations Executive (SOE); parachuted back on sabotage missions, he twice faced execution, only to escape on both occasions, once dressed as a Nazi guard.
Monday, July 02, 2012
Ave atque Vale, Count Robert de La Rochefoucauld
This guy's life should be a movie. The obit reads like a spy thriller novel. Look at this intro:
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