Fighters in the Shadows

A New History of the French Resistance

Nonfiction, History, France, Military, World War II
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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.

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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.

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