Fighters in the shadows : a new history of the French resistance /

"The French Resistance has an iconic status in the struggle to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe, but its story is entangled in myths. Gaining a true understanding of the Resistance means recognizing how its image has been carefully curated through a combination of French politics and pride, ever s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gildea, Robert
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015.
Edition:	First Harvard University press edition.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France. France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945. German Occupation of France (1940-1945) World War (1939-1945) Underground movements, War. France. 1939 - 1945 History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: remembering the French resistance
Awakenings
Faire quelque chose
'Titi has been avenged!'
London calling
Une affaire de femmes
In and out of the shadows
God's underground
The blood of others
The hinge: North Africa
Apogee
Rupture
Skyfall or guerrilla
D-day
Liberation
Afterlives
Conclusion: battle for the soul of the resistance.