Defying Vichy : blood, fear and French resistance
Pike, Robert2018
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July 1940 saw the collaborationist Vichy regime replace the French Republic after the country suffered heavily at the hands of the German onslaught during the Second World War. So began a period of betrayal, refusal and heroism. While most were convinced by the regime, a small number sought to make a stand in whatever way they could, despite fear and mortal danger. From railway workers and couriers to guerrilla fighters and foreign agents, each played their part in destabilising Marshal Pétain's poisonous regime. Here Robert Pike casts new light on the Resistance and its efforts.
Main title:
Defying Vichy : blood, fear and French resistance / Robert Pike.
Author:
Pike, Robert, author
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2018.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780750985529 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
944.0816
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2513274
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