Langbeschreibung
The story of the French Resistance is central to French identity, but it is a story built on myths. 'La Resistance francaise' was not simply a national effort to free the country from German occupation, but a wider struggle, filled with conflicts and division. It included Spanish, Italian and even German anti-Nazis. The movement itself was split between those on the far right and the far left, fighting for very different visions of the world. Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize.