An American Heroine in the French Resistance: The Diary and Memoir of Virginia d'Albert-Lake

by Judy Barrett Litoff

Book Overview

This fascinating book tells the remarkable story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d'Albert-Lake during a visit to France in 1936; they married soon after. In 1943, they both joined the Resistance, where Virginia put her life in jeopardy as she sheltered downed airmen and later survived a Nazi prison camp. After the war, she stayed in France with Philippe, and was awarded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823225828
• ISBN13: 9780823225828
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"