War in the Shadows: Resistance, Deception and Betrayal in Occupied France

by Patrick Marnham

Book Overview

In 1962 the young Patrick Marnham set off by car for a small village in central France. There he was taught French by an imperious countess, who he later discovered had fought in the Resistance until, betrayed, she was sent to Ravensbr ck concentration camp. On the very same day that his hostess's network was broken, Jean Moulin, de Gaulle's delegate as head of the combined Resistance forces, was arrested in Lyons, where he was tortured by Klaus Barbie...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861540581
• ISBN13: 9780861540587
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.7"