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Jean Moulin, 1899-1943 : the French Resistance and the Republic / Alan Clinton.
Van Pelt Library DC373.M67 C55 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clinton, Alan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moulin, Jean, 1899-1943.
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France--Biography.
- Statesmen--France--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- France.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2002.
- Summary:
- Jean Moulin is a universally recognized French hero, celebrated as the delegate of General de Gaulle to Nazi-occupied France in 1942-43 and founder of the National Resistance Council in May 1943. He is known for defiance of the German invaders in June 1940 and for his death in the hands of Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie in July 1943. This book is the first fully-documented account in English of his republican background, his resistance activities, and his death and reputation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0333764862
- OCLC:
- 47216891
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