EAN: 9780141979014

RESISTANCE - HALIK KOCHANSKI KARTONIERT (TB)

*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2023*   *A NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR*  'The best book
about the subject I have ever read' Max Hastings  Sunday Times    A sweeping history of
occupation and resistance in war-torn Europe  from the acclaimed author of The Eagle Unbowed  
Across the whole of Nazi-ruled Europe the experience of occupation was sharply varied. Some
countries - such as Denmark - were within tight limits allowed to run themselves. Others - such
as France - were constrained not only by military occupation but by open collaboration. In a
historical moment when Nazi victory seemed permanent and irreversible  the question 'why
resist?' was therefore augmented by 'who was the enemy?'.   Resistance is an extraordinarily
powerful  humane and haunting account of how and why all across Nazi-occupied Europe some
people decided to resist the Third Reich. This could range from open partisan warfare in the
occupied Soviet Union to dangerous acts of defiance in the Netherlands or Norway. Some of these
resistance movements were entirely home-grown  others supported by the Allies.  Like no other
book  Resistance shows the reader just how difficult such actions were. How could small bands
of individuals undertake tasks which could lead not just to their own deaths but those of their
families and their entire communities?  Filled with powerful and often little-known stories 
Halik Kochanski's major new book is a fascinating examination of the convoluted challenges
faced by those prepared to resist the Germans  ordinary people who carried out exceptional acts
of defiance and resistance.   'A superb  myth-busting survey of the many ways in which the
subjugated peoples of Europe tried to fight back' Saul David  Daily Telegraph

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