Forgotten Heroes of WW II, The French Resistance by Luis Gil Armendariz

Forgotten Heroes of WW II, The French Resistance 

by Luis Gil Armendariz 

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Synopsis

In 1940, when the Germans invaded France, many independent résistance cells were formed in France. Initially, these résistance cells provided only minimum opposition to the Germans. The opposition was in the form of strikes, bureaucratic delays, and occasional vandalism. What the French Résistance needed was coordination, weapons, and training. To provide all groups that were resisting the Germans, the British formed the office of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The SOE started training agents who were either flown or parachuted into the occupied territories. Through the 1941-1942 period, the résistance cells were provided short wave radios, weapons, and SOE covert agents, which provided training. Beginning in 1942, the Allies were engaged in bombing the Germans in the occupied territories. The bombing runs resulted in Allied planes being shot down. This, in turn, resulted in Allied fliers parachuting behind enemy lines. The French résistance would find some of the downed fliers before the Germans. The résistance formed a series of safe houses to move the downed fliers through France and into Spain. From Spain, the fliers were taken to the British consulates. From the consulates, the fliers were transported back to England via sea transport. The résistance was credited with saving hundreds of fliers through this underground network.

My Thoughts

I'm not even halfway through the book yet & already I find it hard to put down. This book brought tears to my eyes, made me proud, and profoundly changed the way I think about war. 

World War Two made heroes out of countless young soldiers. Whether fighting the Nazis on the European front or making a difference against the Japanese in the Pacific, these real life heroes helped the Allies win the war and helped make the world what it is today. Their sacrifices for their fellow fighters and even strangers they’d never feet were truly heroic. Out of these forgotten Heroes Some were officers and aces, others peasants and ordinary foot soldiers. They hailed from around the world, and some never even wore a uniform. But all of them took actions that saved lives, inflicted damage on the enemy, and collectively won World War II, the worst war in human history.

Forgotten Heroes of WW II, The French Resistance by Luis Gil Armendariz  offers a personal understanding of young Americans who confronted the Neutrality Act and illegally crossed the Canadian Border to unite with the Canadian Armed Forces to fight against Nazi Germany. World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century. For everyone it was a time of confusion, fear, destruction, and death on a scale never before seen. The strength and valor of every soldier who participated in world War II is commemorated in this moving, compelling, informative, and highly recommended contribution to the growing library of World War II military histories.

This is a great book - especially if you have an interest in WWII history. It is well-written and contains several real account events from the men to lived them. It gives you new appreciation for what they went through and respect for the men whose stories are told. 

A good book - found it easy to read, once you get into some of the military language and the writers style. If you haven't read this book you haven't read a real war story. I'm thankful to have read it. And for anyone who wants to know what really went on in those battles, this book is a must read.

Highly Recommended!