The Resistance in Western Europe, 1940–1945

The Resistance in Western Europe, 1940–1945
Author :
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 339
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780231548649
ISBN-13 : 0231548648
Rating : 4/5 (648 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Resistance in Western Europe, 1940–1945 by : Olivier Wieviorka

Download or read book The Resistance in Western Europe, 1940–1945 written by Olivier Wieviorka and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, a fact often forgotten in postwar Europe. The Resistance in Western Europe, 1940–1945 is a sweeping analytical history of the underground anti-Nazi forces during World War II. Examining clandestine organizations in Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Italy, Olivier Wieviorka sheds new light on the factors that shaped the resistance and its place in the grand scheme of Anglo-American military strategy. While national actors played a leading role in fomenting resistance, British and American intelligence services and propaganda as well as financial, material, and logistical support were crucial to its activities and growth. Wieviorka illuminates the policies of governments in exile and resistance actors regarding cooperation with the British and Americans, pointing to the persistence of national self-interest and long-standing historical tensions. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources and bringing together the political, diplomatic, and military dimensions of the conflict, this book is the first account of the resistance on a continental scale and from a trans-European perspective.


The Resistance in Western Europe, 1940–1945 Related Books

The Resistance in Western Europe, 1940–1945
Language: en
Pages: 339
Authors: Olivier Wieviorka
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-03 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

GET EBOOK

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 b
Historical Concepts Between Eastern and Western Europe
Language: en
Pages: 136
Authors: Manfred Hildermeier
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Berghahn Books

GET EBOOK

More than a decade after the breakdown of the Soviet Empire and the reunification of Europe, historiographies and historical concepts still stood very much apar
Moving Europeans, Second Edition
Language: en
Pages: 300
Authors: Leslie Page Moch
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

GET EBOOK

Leslie Moch tells the story of the vast movements of people throughout Europe and examines the links between human mobility and the fundamental changes that tra
Christian Pilgrimage in Modern Western Europe
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Mary Lee Nolan
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-08 - Publisher: UNC Press Books

GET EBOOK

Christian Pilgrimage in Modern Western Europe is a commanding exploration of the importance of religious shrines in modern Roman Catholicism. By analyzing more
A Financial History of Western Europe
Language: en
Pages: 548
Authors: Charles P. Kindleberger
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-03 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

This is the first history of finance - broadly defined to include money, banking, capital markets, public and private finance, international transfers etc. - th