Nineteen-year-old Bob Le Sueur was swimming in the warm blue waters of the island of Jersey one summer?s day in 1940, when bombs started to fall on the harbour nearby.
It was the beginning of five long years of German occupation which would see him risk his life to save escaped Russian slaves, consort with deserters and join a failed revolution, all while attempting to run a local insurance company after the other staff had evacuated.
This is the story of how one man?s courage and humanity helped desperate men survive the island?s Nazi camps, while he attempted to live a normal life in a time of hardship and hunger.
?I wasn?t resisting anything. My principle motive was not to oppose the Germans. I was working to help my fellow man, and I believe the difference is crucial.? Bob Le Sueur, MBE
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Growing Up Fast: An ordinary man’s extraordinary life in occupied Jersey
Nineteen-year-old Bob Le Sueur was swimming in the warm blue waters of the island of Jersey one summer?s day in 1940, when bombs started to fall on the harbour nearby.
It was the beginning of five long years of German occupation which would see him risk his life to save escaped Russian slaves, consort with deserters and join a failed revolution, all while attempting to run a local insurance company after the other staff had evacuated.
This is the story of how one man?s courage and humanity helped desperate men survive the island?s Nazi camps, while he attempted to live a normal life in a time of hardship and hunger.
?I wasn?t resisting anything. My principle motive was not to oppose the Germans. I was working to help my fellow man, and I believe the difference is crucial.? Bob Le Sueur, MBE