Patrick G. Zander

Hidden Armies of the Second World War (eBook, PDF)

World War II Resistance Movements

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Even though much of Europe eventually succumbed to the Nazis during World War II, many Europeans defiantly resisted occupation in every way possible. This captivating book provides a survey of these resistance movements during the period of Axis occupation and recounts the ways in which unarmed citizens undermined Nazi efforts at domination. A thorough description of the Axis conquest of Europe, the formation of the Special Operations Executive in Britain, and the Office of Strategic Services in the United States provides a backdrop for this turbulent time in history.

Chapters cover the resistance organizations, their leaders, and other key individuals behind their operations. The book details the movement's furtive tactics that included spreading information, providing the Allies with key intelligence, conducting industrial sabotage, destroying bridges and factories, and fighting behind the lines. Case studies of resistance operations in France, Norway, Holland, Denmark, Poland, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, the Balkans, Greece, Italy, and within Nazi Germany itself show the scope and breadth of the resistance movement throughout the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440833045
• Artikelnr.: 68205976

Autorenporträt

Patrick G. Zander is associate professor of history at Georgia Gwinnett College, USA. His Hidden Armies of the Second World War was named a 2018 Choice "Outstanding Academic Title."

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1 The Axis Conquest of Europe (1938-1941) Chapter 2
Setting Europe Ablaze Britain, the United States, and the Creation of the
Allied Resistance Organizations Chapter 3 "Vive la Résistance!" The Story
of the French Resistance (June 1940-June 1944) Chapter 4 Resistance in
Northern Europe Norway, Holland, and Denmark Chapter 5 Anthropoid The Czech
Resistance and the Mission to Kill Reinhard Heydrich Chapter 6 Tragedy in
Warsaw The Polish Resistance and the Tragedy of the Warsaw Uprisings
Chapter 7 Standing Against Hitler The Resistance in Germany Chapter 8 Red
Resistance The Partisan Movement in the Soviet Union Chapter 9 Resistance
in the Mediterranean The Resistance Movements in Italy and the Balkans
Chapter 10 "The Sun of Our Grandeur" The French Resistance and the
Liberation, from D-Day to the Paris Uprising Conclusion Bibliography Index