Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The resistance movement europes secret armies or partisans gathered intelligence for the allies, destroyed communication lines, assisted escaped pows and openly attacked the germans once the retreats on both the western and eastern fronts. All the best french resistance stories deal with collaboration and betrayal and the cyclist is no exception. Preus is a newbery honor winner and the book is carefully researched and. A young apprentice works secretly for the austrian resistance in world war ii and resolves to save the fiery daughter of his jewish stamp engraver master, a story. Espen joins the resistance and becomes a courier and then a spy. The lines we leave behind by eliza graham, beneath a scarlet sky by mark t. Resistance movements during world war ii occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from noncooperation, disinformation and propaganda, to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns.
The 10 best novels about world war ii mal warwick blog on books. The first book in the series, and the only one which i have read, is a resistance story with numerous plot twists, a touch of romance and courage. This was the longest and most devastating siege in the history of world war ii. Wwii books are my favorite and i was kind with my rating. Aug 11, 2014 shadow of the mountain tells the story of espen, a 14yearold norwegian boy, during world war ii. From actionpacked eyewitness accounts such as guadalcanal diary to devastating holocaust memoirs like the diary of anne frank and night to the thrilling espionage tale of operation mincemeat, world war ii is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books.
Churchill in clementine returns to look at the life of american special operations executive soe spy virginia hall. Mar 01, 2019 freddie oversteegen was only 14 when she joined the dutch resistance during world war ii, and only a couple of years older when she became one of its armed assassins. While there, she uncovers a hidden room filled with world war ii resistance pamphlets and a vast amount of valuable wine. Jewish brothers in nazioccupied eastern europe escape into the belarussian forests, where they join russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand jewish noncombatants. This amounted to a quarter of leningrads population. May 18, 2015 the french resistance movement is an umbrella term which covered numerous antigerman resistance movements that were based within france. See more ideas about books, world war ii and world war. It isnt particularly deep, nor does it have a lot of supporting material in terms of. Girl spies, resistance and nazis by anne rouyer, supervising librarian, mulberry street libraryfebruary 20, 20.
B iographers and many dutch people who lived through world war ii have doubted the participation of a young audrey hepburn in work for the resistance against the nazis, saying, she was. Mildred fish, an american college graduate, meets the love of her life, arvid harnack. The courage of ordinary citizens in the germanoccupied countries denmark, norway, luxembourg, holland, belgium and france is amazing. Apr 05, 2020 online shopping for resistance world war ii 19391945 from a great selection at books store. The untold story of the american spy who helped win world war ii april 9, 2019 by sonia purnell. Bibliography of books about the danish resistance during. Feb 26, 2018 this post on world war ii books is sponsored by libby. That christine granville died young was unsurprising. But there was one foreign operative the third reich held special. By downloading libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere.
After they fall in love, they marry and make their home in arvids homeland of germany. Two sisters, one a rule follower and the other a rule breaker, are both drawn into the french resistance. Ariadna scriabina, daughter of russian composer alexander scriabin, cofounded the armee juive and was killed by pronazi french militia in 1944. The polish resistance movement in world war ii, with the polish home army at its forefront, was the largest underground resistance movement in all of occupied europe, covering both german and soviet zones of occupation. The resistance world war ii paperback january 1, 1979 by russell miller author visit amazons russell miller page. In many countries, resistance movements were sometimes also referred to as the underground among the most notable resistance movements were the polish resistance. Novels bring world war ii to life for a new generation. In many countries, resistance movements were sometimes also referred to as the underground. In the first incident, 1,200 of the most ablebodied jews were marched out of the city and shot, then thrown into mass graves.
After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the soviet resistance movement against ruthless german forces and experiences the horrors of world war ii. Dont miss these 100 must read world war ii books, including fiction, ya, history. The eye of the needle by ken follettthe 40th anniversary edition of ken folletts classic wwii spy novel. The exact number of those who took part is unknown, but they included civilians who worked secretly against the occupation as well as armed bands of. May 08, 2015 id like to recommend two books on the second world war. The daughter of a polish aristocrat and his wealthy jewish wife. A norwegian man who led a daring raid to sabotage nazi germanys nuclear weapon ambitions has died at the age of 99. Code name verity by elizabeth wein, the nightingale by kristin hannah, the girl in the blue beret by bobbie ann mason. Armed resistance, in the form of sabotage, commando raids, assassinations and other special operations during the occupation. Serials and miscellaneous publications of the underground movements in europe during world war ii, 19361945 from the rare book.
Denise kiernan traces the astonishing story of these unsung wwii workers. The resistance movement in europe during world war two played an important part in defeating nazi germanys military might. He didnt want the men to feel humiliated even further shown. It was not until 1942 that widely dispersed underground organizations would band together to form a united opposition to the occupying germans. World war ii really opens up the market, said the novelist kristin hannah, whose 2015 novel, the nightingale, about women in the french resistance, has sold more than two million copies. Hundreds of thousands of frenchmen and women carried out an armed struggle against the nazis, producing underground antifascist publications and supplying the allies. This teenager killed nazis with her sister during wwii history. The gripping true story of the only women to fly in combat in world war iifrom elizabeth. The spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the nazis, and. Resistance, also called underground, in european history, any of various secret and clandestine groups that sprang up throughout germanoccupied europe during world war ii to oppose nazi rule. A collection of public domain world war ii books, radio broadcasts, vdiscs, films, and other ephemera.
The nightingale by kristin hannah, all the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, code name verity by. Hyslop has written several books on american history, including national geographics eyewitness to the civil war and atlas of the civil war. During world war ii, nazi officials were constantly hunting down resistance fighters and the allied spies who aided them. A history of jews in denmark, beginning with the 1622 invitation by king christian iv and ending with. The resistance world war ii series hardcover january 1, 1979 by russell miller author visit amazons russell miller page.
What are the best childrens books on the second world war. What started as unorganized solitary acts of passive resistance. Though separated, their lives are inextricably linked, and the interweaving of their storylines offers a compelling look at womens experiences during world war ii. Dutch resistance heroines of wwii 1 paperback august 4, 2019. Online shopping for resistance world war ii 19391945 from a great. World war ii historical fiction, historical fiction, books.
Each book focused on a different topic, such as the resistance, spies, the home front but mainly the battles and. Polish resistance movement in world war ii wikipedia. It was not until then that resistance would become the resistance a disciplined multinational movement that would play a significant part in the outcome of world war ii. The spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the nazis, and helped win world war ii, a british captain who recruited three female soe agents, selwyn jepson. The french resistance to nazi occupation during world war ii was a struggle in which ordinary people fought for their liberty, despite terrible odds and horrifying repression. The author of the nightingale will appear at these area locations.
The final chapters tell the thrilling tale of how he escapes to sweden on skis with the nazis not far behind. Come find out more about the polish underground and how lucky you are to not be. World war ii is a series of books published by timelife that chronicles the second world war. Aug 24, 2019 poland had one of the largest and most active resistance groups in wwii and even ran an entire country in secret. So this information brought a new light to that conflict. Resistance movements during world war ii occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from noncooperation to propaganda to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns.
This book is a good starting point for anyone interested in learning more about the resistance in europe during world war ii. Resistance, the first in a new trilogy of graphic novels about the french resistance during world war ii is a worthy addition not only to graphic novel collections but also to the wealth of holocaust literature for children and teens. Aug 19, 2015 heroic myths about the resistance are central to french identity, but the reality is far more complex, as this fascinating study shows. Kristin hannahs inspirations for wwii tale the nightingale.
The second incident resulted in 2,000 to 3,000 being shot, but the. Meanwhile, viannes parisbased sister, isabelle, has an illfated love affair that leads her right into the arms of the resistance. World war iis female spies and their secrets the atlantic. Books and movies on and about the french resistance during.
Compared to casablanca by the washington post, this a pageturning story of a group of resistance workers who secreted downed allied fighter pilots through france and into safety in spain during world war ii. Paul and maries bucolic french town is almost untouched by the ravages of wwii. Here are the 10 most essential books focusing on various aspects of the war in poland, organized by something like chronology. This book is about not just world war ii but it is also about the stalinist repression of the areas known as the borderlands, which snyder has termed the bloodlands. Part of the timelife series, this book contains many photos from the world war ii era. Excellence in nonfiction for young adults finalist. Mar 06, 2015 the resistance movement in europe during world war two played an important part in defeating nazi germanys military might. Interviews from the underground eyewitness accounts of russias jewish resistance during world war ii. Spurred on by her discovery, kate delves into her familys past and uncovers a great aunt named helene who was expunged from the family history because she had been labeled a collaborator following the war. The mime marcel marceau marcel marceau saved at least 70 jewish children from the nazis through risky border crossings during world war ii. Hall was to become central in the french resistance. They liquidated the ghetto on april 30, 1942, and again on august 6.
Resistance movements during world war ii occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means ranging from noncooperation, disinformation and propaganda, to hiding sought after agents and even to outright warfare and capturing of towns. The spies who armed the resistance, sabotaged the nazis, and helped win world war ii, a british captain who. Readers who think historical fiction is blah or boring stop right there. Hitler was determined to take over the russian city for symbolic reasons, and during the twoandahalfyear siege 750,000 civilians were deliberately starved to death. Two of the most fascinating inventions of world war ii.