Fighters in the Shadows - A New History of the French Resistance

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.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Gildea, Gildea Robert
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9780571280360
• ISBN: 978-0-571-28036-0
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 200 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; History, France, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, War and defence operations