The story of the French Resistance is central to French identity, but it is a story built on myths. Not simply an effort to free the country from German occupation, it was part of a Europe-wide anti-fascist struggle, which included Spanish republicans, Italian and German anti-Nazis, communists, Jewish resisters and Christian rescuers. Robert Gildea returns to the testimonies of those involved, asking who they were, and what compelled them to take the terrible risks they did, bringing to the fore stories of the women resisters, whom history has neglected.
Fighters in the Shadows is a vivid, gripping and entirely new account of one of the most compelling narratives of the Second World War.
| ISBN: | 9780571280360 |
| Publication date: | 7th July 2016 |
| Author: | Robert Gildea |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 624 pages |
| Genres: |
Second World War European history History |
The story of the French Resistance is central to French identity, but it is a story built on myths. Not simply an effort to free the country from German occupation, it was part of a Europe-wide anti-fascist struggle, which included Spanish republicans, Italian and German anti-Nazis, communists, Jewish resisters and Christian rescuers.
Fighters in the Shadows features in the following genres: Second World War, European history, History
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Fighters in the Shadows was written by Robert Gildea and published by Faber & Faber
Fighters in the Shadows has 624 pages
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