Soldiers of the Night: The Story of the French ResistanceAn account of the underground Resistance movement in France during World War II, which gathered intelligence information and conducted acts of sabotage against the Nazi invaders. |
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User Review - Whiskey3pa - LibraryThingWell written book that takes the reader thru the story of the French resistance. Focussed on the leadership, the author navigates what can be confusing territory of all the different cells that made ... Read full review
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| Title | Soldiers of the Night: The Story of the French Resistance PRISM: Political & rights issues & social movements collection |
| Author | David Schoenbrun |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | May 15, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0525206639, 9780525206637 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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