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THE MAQUIS OF FRANCE – SITES OF MEMORY
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THE MAQUIS OF FRANCE - PLACES OF MEMORY

L20160287
€16.12 €32.23
Beyond the honours and commemorations, let us remember what the Maquis were… Who were their leaders? Why were young Frenchmen driven to resist by the compulsion of an unacceptable reality, without having fought as free men? The refusal of the STO for some, of the Occupation for others, made them outlaws in the eyes of the Vichy authorities, pushing them...
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Code name: "Chocolate village": Liberation of Bourneville and its region Code name: "Chocolate village": Liberation of Bourneville and its region 2
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Code Name: "Chocolate Village": Liberation of Bourneville and Its Region

L20190223
€18.96
Chronological account of the liberation of the commune of Bourneville and its surroundings in August 1944. Bourneville is a Norman commune in the Eure department, located in the meanders of the Seine. This account covers the liberation of the commune during the summer of 1944 by British troops.
CLANDESTINE RADIO OPERATORS
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THE CLANDESTINE RADIO OPERATORS

L20190164
€23.65
It is important to pay tribute to those who gave their lives for Freedom in the battle of the Airwaves waged from 1940 to 1944: the clandestine radio operators. The target of a merciless campaign by the Germans, the "pianists", men and women alike, had a life expectancy of just six months...
THE MAQUIS OF THE AIN - The Victorious Resistance THE MAQUIS OF THE AIN - The Victorious Resistance 2
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THE AIN MAQUIS - The Victorious Resistance

L20190145
€18.91
As early as 1940, the Ain — a key département on the North–South corridor — refused to accept defeat. Close to Lyon and Switzerland, it became the heart of the resistance organisation, first against Vichy and then against the Germans from 1943 onwards.
THE TRAINING OF SECRET AGENTS BY THE SOE THE TRAINING OF SECRET AGENTS BY THE SOE 2
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THE TRAINING OF SECRET AGENTS BY THE SOE

L20190144
€28.39
The training of secret agents by the SOE during the Second World War. Résistance collection, by Franck Lambert.
Bernard Jardin - Norman Gestapo Agent - 1943-1944
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Bernard Jardin - Norman Gestapo Agent - 1943-1944

L20190011
€6.64 €13.27
Facing the firing squad that was to shoot him on 17 August 1946 at 7:05 a.m. in Alençon, Bernard Jardin, very pale, spoke his last words in a rather faint voice: "Long live National Socialism", then, before the bullets flew, he added "And long live France all the same."
Versailles Kommandantur 1944–1945, Volume 2 Versailles Kommandantur 1944–1945, Volume 2 2
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Versailles Kommandantur 1944-1945, Volume 2

L20180166
€33.18
Under the generic term "Versailles Kommandantur", this second work presents the events that took place in Versailles between 1944 and 1945. We will discover the workings of the Versailles Milice Française and the S.D., better known as the Gestapo. The confrontation with the Resistance, and the reprisals.
Versailles Kommandantur 1940–1943, Volume 1 Versailles Kommandantur 1940–1943, Volume 1 2
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Versailles Kommandantur 1940-1943, Volume 1

L20180165
€33.18
Writing about the German Occupation in Versailles and its surroundings requires the historian to immerse himself in an impressive mass of documents held in archives in France and abroad.
Saint Germain-en-Laye Kommandantur 1940–1944, Volume 1 Saint Germain-en-Laye Kommandantur 1940–1944, Volume 1 2
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Saint Germain-en-Laye Kommandantur 1940-1944, Volume 1

L20180163
€33.18
Under the generic term "Kommandantur" we present events, facts, and previously unpublished testimonies, all linked by the omnipresence of the occupier. Through this chronology, we discover the fates of the key figures of collaboration during this period in Saint-Germain and its surroundings, but also those of the Resistance.
LES JOURS SANS 1939–1949 FOOD AND SCARCITY IN WARTIME LES JOURS SANS 1939–1949 FOOD AND SCARCITY IN WARTIME 2
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LES JOURS SANS 1939-1949 FOOD SUPPLY AND SHORTAGES IN WARTIME

L20170031
€17.06
Finding food: the other battle "No more bread. No meat since the day before yesterday. So many poor people are suffering. Many shops have not opened, for lack of heating or goods to sell. Lyon is silent and almost deserted."William Brunat, 2 January 1941
THE ANONYMOUS HEROES OF SUMMER 44
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THE ANONYMOUS HEROES OF SUMMER 44

L20160040
€8.30 €16.59
They always refused to be regarded as heroes, yet during the summer of 1944 they lived through extraordinary adventures.
1944, THE FFI BECOME SOLDIERS
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1944, THE FFI BECOME SOLDIERS

L20160296
€20.85
When French troops landed alongside the Allies in Normandy on 6 June and then in Provence on 15 August 1944, they would find themselves in the presence of French Resistance units.
CHRONICLE OF A LIBERATION: PARIS AND ITS SUBURBS 19–31...
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CHRONICLE OF A LIBERATION: PARIS AND ITS SUBURBS 19–31 AUGUST 1944

L20160273
€18.86
While the liberation of Paris and its suburbs, from 19 to 31 August 1944, did not constitute a major military episode of the second campaign of France — which had begun on 6 June on the beaches of Normandy — it carried a symbolic importance that was recognised as such both within and beyond the borders of metropolitan France. Day by day, hour by hour,...
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