An American Heroine in the French Resistance: The Diary and Memoir of Virginia D'Albert-Lake (3) (World War Ii: The Global, Human, And Ethical Dimension Ser.: Vol. 9)

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Synopsis
This fascinating book tells the remarkable story of an ordinary American woman’s heroism in the French Resistance. Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d’Albert-Lake during a visit to France in 1936; they married soon after. In 1943, they both joined the Resistance, where Virginia put her life in jeopardy as she sheltered downed airmen and later survived a Nazi prison camp. After the war, she stayed in France with Philippe, and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur and the Medal of Honor. She died in 1997.

Judy Barrett Litoff brings together two rare documents—Virginia’s diary of wartime France until her capture in 1944 and her prison memoir written immediately after the war. Masterfully edited, they convey the compassion and toughness of a nearly forgotten heroine as they provide an invaluable record of the workings of the Resistance by one of the very few American women who participated in it.

Copyright:
2008

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
322 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780823225835
Related ISBNs:
9780823225828
Publisher:
Fordham University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Judy Barrett Litoff, Jim Calio
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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