The Resistance in Western Europe, 1940-1945

by Olivier Wieviorka

Book Overview

In just three months in 1940, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France fell to the Nazis. The German occupation of Western Europe had begun--but a brave few rose up in defiance. National resistance has long been celebrated in remembrances of World War II, depicted as making significant contributions to the defeat of Nazi Germany. However, the so-called army of shadows drew heavily on the support of London and Washington,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231189966
• ISBN13: 9780231189965
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"