Introduction -- An acknowledgement -- The making of a resistance fighter -- War! -- The evacuation of Paris -- Life under occupation -- A first rebellion -- A life well lived -- Fighting back -- Working against the enemy -- Taking risks -- A dangerous affair -- The birth of Orion -- Courage -- Imperilled -- The Allied landings in North Africa -- Arrest -- Escape -- Illness -- Betrayal -- Secret agent -- Gold -- The cyanide option -- The brothel -- The arrest -- The cat with nine lives -- Liberation! -- Life after liberation -- A just reward -- Epilogue -- Intelligence gathering in France -- A notes on the French resistance -- Bibliography and sources -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index.