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The French Resistance (World War II)
Resistance soon took place in different ways after Charles de Gaulle encouraged the fight to continue after the impending ...
Radio France Internationale6d
Resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud's century of words and wars
Madeleine Riffaud's life was woven by struggle, writing and three wars – a century of resilience and resistance. The renowned ...
Morning Star2d
Tendentious accounts of popular resistance in WWII
This anthology on the grassroots resistance movements of WWII has been written and edited largely by supporters of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in Britain and its international co-thinkers and ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
A Nazi-Looted Painting Recovered by the Monuments Men During World War II Is Going on Sale
When the war ended, Allied soldiers tracked down Nicolas de Largillierre's "Portrait de femme à mi-corps" with the help of a ...
The New Zealand Herald7d
Madeleine Riffaud, who fought for Paris with French Resistance in WWII, dies at 100
Months after the end of World War II in 1945, she published her first collection of poems, Le poing ferme, or The Closed Fist ...
Centenarians honored in Veterans Day event at WWII Memorial
Three World War II veterans were honored at a ceremony marking 20 years since the opening of the WWII Memorial.
Daily Express on MSN7d
New World War II epic on Nazi resistance spy who conspired against Hitler gets UK release
New World War II epic Bonhoeffer, about the Nazi resistance spy who was part of the Hitler assassination plot, has received a UK release date. Check out the trailer.
The Washington Post4d
Madeleine Riffaud, who fought for Paris with French Resistance, dies at 100
Months after the end of World War II in 1945, she published her first collection of poems, “Le poing fermé,” or “The Closed Fist,” inspired by her years in the Resistance. A charcoal ...