One Day in France Tragedy and Betrayal in an Occupied Village |
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| Author:
| Borzeix, Jean-Marie |
| Translator:
| McAuley, Gay |
| Foreword by:
| Moorehead, Caroline |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78453-622-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | I. B. Tauris |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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April 6, 1944. A detachment of German soldiers arrive in a rural French town, hunting down resistance fighters, many of whom are hiding in the region. More than sixty years later, the villagers clearly remember the day when four peasants from a nearby village were taken hostage and shot as an example to others. But do they remember the whole story? Jean-Marie Borzeix sets out to investigate the events of Holy Thursday 1944, and to reveal the hidden truths of that fateful day. He...
More DescriptionApril 6, 1944. A detachment of German soldiers arrive in a rural French town, hunting down resistance fighters, many of whom are hiding in the region. More than sixty years later, the villagers clearly remember the day when four peasants from a nearby village were taken hostage and shot as an example to others. But do they remember the whole story? Jean-Marie Borzeix sets out to investigate the events of Holy Thursday 1944, and to reveal the hidden truths of that fateful day. He uncovers the story of a mysterious 'fifth man' shot alongside the resisters and eventually unravels a trail which leads him to Paris, Israel and into the darkest corners of the Holocaust in France. A captivating story, the events of this day in a small, entirely typical, town illuminate the true impact of World War II in France.