BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lyceum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old Town DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=59782\n\nThe Mapmaker\, a novel by speaker Tom Young. R esistance operative Charlotte Denneau has critical targeting information for the Allies\, and the Gestapo knows it. On the run across occupied Fra nce\, she must prioritize her mission over the lives of the agents and ci vilians she needs to help her escape. Germans are taking down Resistance networks with disastrous results. Agents are being arrested\, tortured\, questioned\, and turned. Charlotte never knows whom to trust. She communi cates in coded radio calls to London\, with the enemy always listening. M ore than anything\, she needs a flight out-before the Nazis drag her to a n interrogation chamber. Philippe Gerard\, a French pilot who joined the British Royal Air Force after the fall of France\, faces an impossible m ission: He must find Charlotte\, land by moonlight to pick her up in a fa rmer's field\, and evade Luftwaffe fighters on the way back to England. B ut where is she? If he gets an all-clear signal over a dark pasture\, is she really there? Or does the signal lure him into a trap? In the critic al weeks before D-Day\, every contribution counts: A well-drawn map\, a t imely aerial photo\, or a daring landing in a muddy field might make the difference between triumph and defeat. Inspired by real-life events from World War II\, The Mapmaker demonstrates how individual courage and sacri fice can set the stage for victory.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15 / $12 for OHA members & volunteers \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lyceum\ , Museums\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase tickets online\nhttps: //shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n DTEND:20250926T010000Z DTSTAMP:20250730T165108Z DTSTART:20250925T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: French Resistance During WWII TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:79db8757-b44e-46df-b5e0-a9c6a529478e URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=59782
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The Mapmaker\, a n ovel by speaker Tom Young. Resistance operative Charlotte Denneau has cri tical targeting information for the Allies\, and the Gestapo knows it. On the run across occupied France\, she must prioritize her mission over th e lives of the agents and civilians she needs to help her escape. Germans are taking down Resistance networks with disastrous results. Agents are being arrested\, tortured\, questioned\, and turned. Charlotte never know s whom to trust. She communicates in coded radio calls to London\, with t he enemy always listening. More than anything\, she needs a flight out?be fore the Nazis drag her to an interrogation chamber. Philippe Gerard\, a French pilot who joined the British Royal Air Force after the fall of Fr ance\, faces an impossible mission: He must find Charlotte\, land by moon light to pick her up in a farmer?s field\, and evade Luftwaffe fighters o n the way back to England. But where is she? If he gets an all-clear sign al over a dark pasture\, is she really there? Or does the signal lure him into a trap? In the critical weeks before D-Day\, every contribution co unts: A well-drawn map\, a timely aerial photo\, or a daring landing in a muddy field might make the difference between triumph and defeat. Inspir ed by real-life events from World War II\, The Mapmaker demonstrates how individual courage and sacrifice can set the stage for victory.\n
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Location: Lyceum\n
Fees: $15 / $12 for OHA members &\; volu nteers \n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Lyceum\, Museums\ , Old Town
\nPurch ase tickets online
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