Resistance: Stories from World War II France

by Edith Thomas

Based on real events of the French Resistance during World War II, dith Thomas's stories explore how ordinary people respond to the extraordinary conditions of political occupation. The stories, first published under the title Contes d'Auxois (Auxois Stories) by an underground press in 1943, were written to oppose Vichy-Nazi propaganda and to offer encouragement to civilians who felt resigned to defeat.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160329502X
• ISBN13: 9781603295024
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher