Sisters in the Resistance : How Women Fought to Free France, 1940-1945

"Expertly compiled.A vivid portrait of life in occupied France.a hopeful, inspiring book." -The Los Angeles Times Book Review. "An absolutely stunning and compelling chronicle of dauntless courage and unflagging patriotism."-Booklist.

Now in paper! Sisters in the Resistance is the first fully documented account of the role women played in fighting the Nazi occupation of France during World War II.

This compelling book, a major addition to the history of France during the war, collects the recollections and voices of 70 courageous women who fought in the French Resistance.

These first-person accounts of danger and suspense, deadly cat-and-mouse games with the Gestapo, and heroic acts of defiance are both riveting and inspiring.

MARGARET COLLINS WEITZ (Boston, Massachusetts) is a professor in the Department of Humanities and Modern Languages at Suffolk University and a member of Eliot House at Harvard.

Widely recognized as a leading scholar of the history of France during the war years, she is co-editor of Behind the Lines: Gender and the Two World Wars.