Fighters in the Shadows: A New History of the French Resistance

by Robert Gildea

Book Overview

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 since jubilant crowds celebrated Paris's liberation in August 1944. Robert Gildea's penetrating history of resistance in France during World War II sweeps...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674286103
• ISBN13: 9780674286108
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"