Fighters in the Shadows
A New History of the French Resistance
Nonfiction, History, France, Military, World War II
| Author: | Robert Gildea | ISBN: | 9780674915022 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | November 30, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Gildea |
| ISBN: | 9780674915022 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | November 30, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Robert Gildea’s penetrating history of France during World War II sweeps aside the French Resistance of a thousand clichés. 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 since jubilant crowds celebrated Paris’s liberation in 1944.
Robert Gildea’s penetrating history of France during World War II sweeps aside the French Resistance of a thousand clichés. 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 since jubilant crowds celebrated Paris’s liberation in 1944.
