Spring of Death and Hope Vol 7 by Henri Amouroux

The seventh volume of Henri Amouroux's monumental history of the French people during World War II.

This essential work explores:

• Spring 1944 and the intensification of the Resistance
• The crucial role of the British SOE (Special Operations Executive) in France
• Weapons drops and the organization of the maquis
• British and French secret agents infiltrated into occupied France
• General de Gaulle and the preparation for D-Day
• German repression and massacres of resistance fighters
• The FTP (Francs-Tireurs et Partisans) and the FFI
• The hope of Liberation facing Nazi terror

Henri Amouroux reveals with finesse the decisive role of the British SOE in arming and organizing the French Resistance. Essential analysis for understanding how Allied special operations prepared the ground for the Normandy landings.

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