Download or read book Jean Moulin, 1899 - 1943 written by A. Clinton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-12-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Moulin is a universally recognized French hero, celebrated as the delegate of General de Gaulle to Nazi-occupied France in 1942-3 and founder of the National Resistance Council in May 1943. He is known for defiance of the German invaders in June 1940 and for his death in the hands of Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie in July 1943. This book is the fist fully documented account in English of his republican background, his resistance activities, and of his death and reputation.