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The Resistance - The French Fight Against the Nazis (Book)
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The Resistance - The French Fight Against the Nazis (Book)
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The French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II was a
struggle in which ordinary people fought for their liberty, despite
terrible odds and horrifying repression. Hundreds of thousands of
Frenchmen and women carried out an armed struggle against the
Nazis, producing underground anti-fascist publications and
supplying the Allies with vital intelligence. Based on hundreds of
French eye-witness accounts and including recently-released
archival material, The Resistance uses dramatic personal stories to
take the reader on one of the great adventures of the 20th century.
The tale begins with the catastrophic Fall of France in 1940, and
shatters the myth of a unified Resistance created by General de
Gaulle. In fact, De Gaulle never understood the Resistance, and
sought to use, dominate and channel it to his own ends. Brave men
and women set up organisations, only to be betrayed or hunted down
by the Nazis, and to die in front of the firing squad or in the
concentration camps. Over time, the true story of the Resistance
got blurred and distorted, its heroes and conflicts were forgotten
as the movement became a myth. By turns exciting, tragic and
insightful, The Resistance reveals how one of the most powerful
modern myths came to be forged and provides a gripping account of
one of the most striking events in the 20th century.
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