Word: rey
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Structurally it resembles Thornton Wilder's Bridge of San Luis Rey, opening with a scene at the border of Egypt and Palestine. At dawn British guards see a grey bus racing wildly over the desert...
...authorities added an anti-parachutist civic guard for every commune in France, armed all police and planted strong forces at all airdromes. Disregarding rumors of Allied routs, which Premier Rey naud told them were planted by Nazis, Paris did its best to resume daily routine all, that is, except 25,000 school children who were whisked off to the provinces...