An American Heroine in the French Resistance : The Diary and Memoir of Virginia D'Albert-Lake / ed. by Judy Barrett Litoff.
Barrett Litoff, Judy, contributor.; Calio, Jim, contributor.; Litoff, Judy Barrett, editor.; d'Albert-Lake, Patrick, contributor.
2022
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Title An American Heroine in the French Resistance : The Diary and Memoir of Virginia D'Albert-Lake / ed. by Judy Barrett Litoff.
ISBN 9780823290857
DOI https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823290857
Published New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2022]
Copyright ©2006
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource (322 p.) : 16 Illustrations, black and white
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1515/9780823290857 doi
Summary This fascinating book tells the remarkable story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d'Albert-Lake during a visit to France in 1936; they married soon after. In 1943, they both joined the Resistance, where Virginia put her life in jeopardy as she sheltered downed airmen and later survived a Nazi prison camp. After the war, she stayed in France with Philippe, and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur and the Medal of Honor. She died in 1997. Judy Barrett Litoff brings together two rare documents-Virginia's diary of wartime France until her capture in 1944 and her prison memoir written immediately after the war. Masterfully edited, they convey the compassion and toughness of a nearly forgotten heroine as they provide an invaluable record of the workings of the Resistance by one of the very few American women who participated in it. "An indelible portrait of extraordinary strength of character . . . [D'Albert-Lake] is sombre, reflective, and attentive to every detail."-The New Yorker "A sharply etched and moving story of love, companionship, commitment, and sacrifice. . . . This beautifully edited diary and memoir throw an original light on the French Resistance."-Robert Gildea, author of Marianne in Chains: In Search of the German Occupation, 1940-1945 "At once a stunning self-portrait and dramatic narrative of a valorous young American woman . . . an exciting and gripping story, one of the best of the many wartime tales." -Walter Cronkite "An enthralling tale which brims with brave airmen and plucky heroines."-David Kirby, St. Petersburg Times
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Added Author Barrett Litoff, Judy, contributor.
Calio, Jim, contributor.
Litoff, Judy Barrett, editor.
d'Albert-Lake, Patrick, contributor.
Series World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
In Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
Fordham University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
Available in Other Form print 9780823225811
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Frontmatter
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Editor's Note
Introduction: Women and the French Resistance: The Story of Virginia d'Albert-Lake
Remembering My Mother
Part I: The Diary, October 11, 1939-April 1944
Part II: The Memoir, ''My Story''
Afterword
Appendixes
Further Reading
Index

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