Fighters in the Shadows
Author | : Robert Gildea |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 2015-11-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674286108 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674286103 |
Rating | : 4/5 (103 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fighters in the Shadows by : Robert Gildea
Download or read book Fighters in the Shadows written by Robert Gildea and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Gildea’s penetrating history of France during World War II sweeps aside the French Resistance of a thousand clichés. 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 1944.