The Resistance

The French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II was a struggle in which ordinary people fought for their liberty, despite terrible odds and horrifying repression. Hundreds of thousands of Frenchmen and women carried out an armed struggle against the Nazis, producing underground anti-fascist publications and supplying the Allies with vital intelligence. The Resistance touches on some of the strongest themes in life - courage, self-sacrifice, betrayal and struggle. It shatters the illusion of a unified Resistance created by General de Gaulle, and brings to vivid life a true story of heroes and conflicts forgotten over the next half-century as the movement became a myth. Based on hundreds of French eye-witness accounts and including recently-released archival material, The Resistance uses dramatic personal stories to take the reader on one of the great adventures of the 20th century.

ISBN 1847391567   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9781847391568 (What's this?)   Pages 320 Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd   Published in London Imprint Pocket Books   Height (mm) 198 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 129 Publication date 27 May 2010   Academic level General DEWEY 940.5344

		Maps
		Introduction		1
1		France Falls		9
2		A Glimmer of Light		35
3		Lighting the Fuse		60
4		London Calling		88
5		Life and Death		111
6		United, Divided, Betrayed		141
7		The Maquis		170
8		Hopes and Fears		195
9		A Duty to Kill		219
10		áThere Was Never a Time Like It'		244
11		Aftermath		272
		Glossary		294
		What Happened to Them?		297
		Acknowledgements		301
		Note on Translations and Terminology		303
		Further Reading		304
		Bibliography		305
		Notes		322
		Index		391

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