In Search of the Maquis: Rural Resistance in Southern France, 1942-1944 by H. R. [Harry Roderick] Kedward soon to be available at the wonderful BookLovers of Bath web site!
Published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003, Paperback.
Illustrated by way of: Maps;
From the cover: In Search of the Maquis is a study of the maquis in southern France, the Resisters who took to the woods and hills in the struggle against the German Occupation in the Second World War. Edwards detailed and perceptive account explores what participation in the maquis meant for those involved, both at the time and subsequently. He examines the motivations of the maquisards and how the circumstances of occupation and resistance affected the ways of life of rural communities in the south of France.
This is a rich and original book which achieves a fruitful integration of extensive archival research and oral history. Professor Kedwards scholarly and readable history allows the voices of individuals to be heard, and offers us important insights into the nature of community and regional tradition. From the many fascinating and moving individual stories emerge a sense of place, a clearer understanding of the maquisard, and an unsentimental assessment of the role of the maquis in French history.
In the Clarendon Paperbacks series.
Near Fine.
[XVII] 340 pages. Index. Bibliography. Trade Paperback (9¼” x 6″).
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