Description: Further DetailsTitle: Vercors 1944Condition: NewEAN: 9781849086981ISBN: 9781849086981Publisher: Osprey PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/20/2012Item Height: 248mmItem Length: 184mmItem Width: 8mmItem Weight: 360gAuthor: Peter LiebIllustrator: Peter DennisContributor: Peter Dennis (Illustrated by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: Resistance in the French AlpsISBN-10: 1849086982Description: A highly illustrated account of the conflict between the German Army and security forces and the French resistance in the Alps.Fighting insurgents has always been one of the greatest challenges for regular armed forces during the 20th century. The war between the Germans and the French resistance, also called FFI (Forces Françaises d'Intérieur), during World War II has remained a near-forgotten chapter in the history of these 'Small Wars'. This is all the more astonishing as agencies like the British SOE (Special Operations Executive) and the American OSS (Office of Strategic Services) pumped a good amount of their resources into the support of the French resistance movement.By diversionary attacks on German forces in the occupied hinterland the Allies hoped the FFI could provide assistance in disrupting German supply lines as well as crumbling their morale. The mountain plateau of the Vercors south-west of Grenoble was the main stronghold of the FFI, and in July 1944 some 8,000 German soldiers mounted an operation on the plateau and destroyed the insurgent groups there. This compact volume examines the battle of the Vercors, the largest operation against the FFI during World War II, and shows how the Germans' suit and crushing victory has caused traumatic memories for the French that persist to the present day.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBBook Series: CampaignGenre: HistoryTopic: Military History, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Vercors 1944
Title: Vercors 1944
EAN: 9781849086981
ISBN: 9781849086981
Release Date: 12/20/2012
Release Year: 2012
Contributor: Peter Dennis (Illustrated by)
Subtitle: Resistance in the French Alps
ISBN-10: 1849086982
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Series: Campaign
Book Title: Vercors 1944 : Resistance in the French Alps
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2012
Topic: Military / World War II, Europe / France
Illustrator: Yes, Dennis, Peter
Genre: History
Item Weight: 10.9 Oz
Item Length: 9.9 in
Author: Peter Lieb
Book Series: Campaign Ser.
Item Width: 7.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
