Thank you for sharing this! I've been fascinated by WWII, the resistance, and the holocaust, for years. Studied the history and the literature pretty extensively. I recently wrote a piece about bicycles as a symbol/tool of resistance. It was inspired by a history professor and a discussion we had.
http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-bicycleresistance-is-futile.html Thanks again, Addison Wilhite, M.A. Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology<http://www.washoecountyschools.org/aact/> *“Blazing the Trail to College and Career Success”* Educator: Professional Portfolio <http://addisonwilhite.blogspot.com/> Blogger: Reno Rambler <http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/> Bicycle Advocate: Regional Transportation Commission, Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee<http://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation-22-124.html> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Jan Heine <[email protected]> wrote: > It always amazes me how much resilience people show when faced with > difficult conditions. During my research on the René Herse story, I was > surprised to learn that cycling and even the building of high-end bicycles > continued during the German occupation of France during the war. Recently, > I came across a bunch of photos online that illustrate many aspects of > cycling (and life) during that time – see my blog post at > > http://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/cycling-under-the- > german-occupation/ > > It was a terrible time, but I find the resilience of the people, and > especially the cyclists, and the risks they took to help one another, very > inspiring. > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > www.bikequarterly.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
