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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