I had an incredible tour guide who recommended this title as the best to learn about the Resistance. Nevertheless, this book mentions what the Resistance fighters After visiting Normandy, I wanted to learn more about the French Resistance. The mental images were too disturbing for me.
I very much liked the book, but I can't read material that has graphic violence and even though most people would say this book does not contain graphic violence, I had a hard time sleeping while reading the book. But the events and the people involved in them make for such a great tale, it's hard to go wrong.moreĪfter visiting Normandy, I wanted to learn more about the French Resistance. The language and attitude are of their time (those funny French!) a character from Alsace is described as 'the large Alsatian', which gave me entirely the wrong mental image. Maps and measurements taken by thousands of operatives, from a teenager leading his blind friend on innocent beach walks to clerks borrowing rubber stamps to forge official documents, add up to a picture that helps the Allies plan their attack. The language and attitude are of their time (those f I didn't know much about the Deuxième Bureau beyond 'where James Bond's mate Mathis works', and I was fascinated by this story of intelligence-gathering along the Atlantic Wall in preparation for D-Day.
I didn't know much about the Deuxième Bureau beyond 'where James Bond's mate Mathis works', and I was fascinated by this story of intelligence-gathering along the Atlantic Wall in preparation for D-Day.
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