An American Heroine in the French Resistance : the Diary and Memoir of Virginia D'Albert-Lake.

An American Heroine in the French Resistance : the Diary and Memoir of Virginia D'Albert-Lake.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Litoff, Judy Barrett
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bronx : Fordham University Press, 2006.
Series:World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension, No. 9.
Subjects:
Albert-Lake, Virginia d', > 1910-1997.
Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)
Prisoners of war > Germany > Biography.
Prisoners of war > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Note; Introduction Women and the French Resistance: The Story of Virginia d'Albert-Lake; Remembering My Mother; Part I: The Diary, October 11, 1939-April 1944; Part Ii: The Memoir, "My Story"; Afterword; Appendixes; Further Reading; Index; Footnotes.

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