- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (1 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 184737123X
- ISBN-13: 978-1847371232
- Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 3.8 x 24.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent work, very readable and extremely informative,
By John McCutcheon (Edinburgh, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Resistance: The French Fight Against the Nazis (Hardcover)
Cobb conveys vividly and with insight the tensions, internal conflicts, political problems, and (often lethal) dangers associated with resistance activities in wartime France. Even those who have previously studied this important period in modern French history will benefit from reading this book - and for those with little knowledge of the subject it will provide a comprehensive and easily understood overview of complex events, set within a wider political and military framework.
The author's enthusiasm for his subject is reflected in the style of writing, which makes for easy reading. The book deserves to be widely read. It contains an extensive bibliography, which will be valuable to both serious scholars and general readers.
48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
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Deserving a wide audience,
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This review is from: The Resistance: The French Fight Against the Nazis (Hardcover)
With all of the justified interest attached to Word War Two it is surprising how few books are devoted to this important topic. At least in English. So the few that are available have to be good and they have to be comprehensive. I have given five stars to Cobb's book for three reasons.
First it is wide ranging but also manages to be detailed and well balanced. Second it is a really good read and draws its strength from ample inclusion of memoirs and reflections of participants. Finally, as with all good books, it is a labour of love. This is an excellent introduction for those new to the subject. But there is much that will interest readers who have a fuller knowledge of the subject matter. For example it throws new light on the relationship of the Resistance to the Allies on and around D-Day. I would congratulate the writer on his ability to describe the many faces of the resistance and its internal dynamics - no easy task as so much of it remains covered in secrecy, even today. All serious accounts of the war on the Eastern front now require consideration of the activities of partisans. Cobb has ensured that the same honour must now be afforded to the Resistance in any account of the war in the West.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Educational, thrilling and moving,
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This review is from: The Resistance: The French Fight Against the Nazis (Hardcover)
As with the other reviews here, I agree that this is a well written, easy to understand overview of the French Resistance.
I've studied the basics of WWII in school and read a few books on the war, but this is the first time that I've ever read anything about the Resistance itself. I had no idea just how diverse the movement was - that in fact, it was not a homogenous movement at all. Prof. Cobb describes the courage of individuals; the attempts to organise; the politics and differences not just amongst the groups in occupied and Vichy France, but with De Gaulle and the Allies as well. There are here true tales of bravery, of heroism, of treason and deceit,of cynical manipulation, and of barbarity and savagery. This book reads like a suspense thriller - once you start, it's hard to put down. Highly recommended for anyone interested in WWII history, or the study of resistance movements. As an accompanying entertainment, I recommend the 1969 classic Jean-Pierre Melville film Army of Shadows (L'armée des ombres). This is not a true story, but does encorporate and is enspired by some actual events. Melville himself was apparently in the resistance.
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