French Resistance Fighter: France's Secret Army (Warrior, 117)

Osprey's study of French Resistance fighters of World War II (1939-1945). Working as an underground force, the French Resistance was initially formed spontaneously from scattered groups of men and women, inspired by the leadership of men like Charles de Gaulle. As the war progressed the Resistance developed into a secret army, terrorizing the forces of occupation and would-be collaborators alike, despite being excluded from the protection of the Geneva Convention, which left them facing torture and execution if captured. Striking photographs, coupled with first-hand accounts of capture and its terrible consequences, depict an engaging and human history of the French Resistance fighter. Terry Crowdy details the military achievements, tactics, backgrounds, and motivations of the men and women of the Resistance, whose actions helped to ensure the success of the D-Day landings and the liberation of France. french001.jpg......Page 1 french003.jpg......Page 2 french004.jpg......Page 3 french005.jpg......Page 4 french006.jpg......Page 5 french007.jpg......Page 6 french008.jpg......Page 7 french009.jpg......Page 8 french010.jpg......Page 9 french011.jpg......Page 10 french012.jpg......Page 11 french013.jpg......Page 12 french014.jpg......Page 13 french015.jpg......Page 14 french016.jpg......Page 15 french017.jpg......Page 16 french018.jpg......Page 17 french019.jpg......Page 18 french020.jpg......Page 19 french021.jpg......Page 20 french022.jpg......Page 21 french023.jpg......Page 22 french024.jpg......Page 23 french025.jpg......Page 24 french026.jpg......Page 25 french027.jpg......Page 26 french028.jpg......Page 27 french029.jpg......Page 28 french030.jpg......Page 29 french031.jpg......Page 30 french032.jpg......Page 31 french033.jpg......Page 32 french034.jpg......Page 33 french035.jpg......Page 34 french002.jpg......Page 35 Working as an underground force, the French Resistance was initially formed spontaneously from scattered groups of the displaced and discontent. As the war progressed the Resistance developed into a secret army, terrorizing the occupying forces and would-be collaborators alike although they were unprotected by the Geneva Convention and faced torture and execution if captured. Striking photographs, coupled with first-hand accounts of capture and its terrible consequences, create an engaging and human history of the French Resistance fighter. Terry Crowdy details the military achievements, tactics, backgrounds and motivations of the patriots whose assistance helped ensure the success of the D-Day landings and French liberation