Through his extensive firsthand knowledge and his raconteur's gift for anecdote, David Schoenbrun makes us participants in history. Against the backdrop of events and errors that brought the fall of... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is an excellant written acciunt of the French Resistance during World War II. The author argues very well that the French Resistance that we have heard and know is not correct. The Resistance did not really start until the D-Day invasion, 6 June 1944; and when it did begin, there was a power struggle between the Marquis (Communist) and the Resistance (Allied). To have a better understanding of the French Resistance, this book must be read.
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