Fighters in the Shadows : : A New History of the French Resistance / / Robert Gildea.
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 jubilan...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Edition: | Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (608 p.) :; 21 halftones, 2 maps |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Remembering the French Resistance -- 1. Awakenings -- 2. Faire quelque chose -- 3. ‘Titi has been avenged!’ -- 4. London calling -- 5. Une affaire de femmes -- 6. In and out of the shadows -- 7. God’s Underground -- 8. The blood of others -- 9. The hinge: North Africa -- 10. Apogee -- 11. Rupture -- 12. Skyfall or guerrilla -- 13. D-Day -- 14. Liberation -- 15. Afterlives -- Conclusion: Battle for the Soul of the Resistance -- List of Abbreviations -- Cast List -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674496132 9783110665901 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674496132 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Robert Gildea. |