Army of the Night: The Life and Death of Jean Moulin, Legend of the French Resistance (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)

Who was the enigmatic Jean Moulin, a man as skilled in deception as he was in acts of heroism? The memory of this French Resistance hero, who was betrayed to the Gestapo and tortured to death by Klaus Barbie, the infamous ''Butcher of Lyon'', is revered alongside Voltaire and Victor Hugo. But Moulins story is full of unanswered questions, and the truth of his life is far more complicated than the legend. Patrick Marnham , winner of the Marsh Prize for Biography, thrillingly tells the epic story of Frances greatest war hero. This edition features a new Postscript by [Marnham]. Who was the enigmatic Jean Moulin, a man as skilled in deception as he was in acts of heroism? The memory of this French Resistance hero, who was betrayed to the Gestapo and tortured by Klaus Barbie, the infamous'Butcher of Lyon', is revered alongside that of other national icons. But Moulin's story is full of unanswered questions and the truth of his life is far more complicated than the legend. Patrick Marnham, winner of the Marsh Prize for biography, thrillingly tells the epic story of France's greatest war hero, bringing to light the shadowy and often deceitful world of the French Resistance, and offers a shocking conclusion to one of the great unsolved mysteries of World War II. Patrick Marnham. This Edition Taken From 'the Death Of Jean Moulin: Biography Of A Ghost' Published In Great Britain By Pimlico In 2001. Introduction Taken From 'resistance And Betrayal: The Death And Life Of The Greatest Hero Of The French Resistance' Published In The United States By Random House In 2002--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.