{"product_id":"the-resistance-in-western-europe-19401945-european-perspectives-a-series-in-social-thought-and-cultural-criticism-9780231189965","title":"The Resistance in Western Europe  19401945 (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn just three months in 1940  Denmark  Norway  Belgium  the Netherlands  Luxembourg  and France fell to the Nazis. The German occupation of Western Europe had begunbut a brave few rose up in defiance. National resistance has long been celebrated in remembrances of World War II  depicted as making significant contributions to the defeat of Nazi Germany. However  the so-called army of shadows drew heavily on the support of London and Washington  a fact often forgotten in postwar Europe.  The Resistance in Western Europe  19401945 is a sweeping analytical history of the underground anti-Nazi forces during World War II. Examining clandestine organizations in Norway  Denmark  the Netherlands  Belgium  France  and Italy  Olivier Wieviorka sheds new light on the factors that shaped the resistance and its place in the grand scheme of Anglo-American military strategy. While national actors played a leading role in fomenting resistance  British and American intelligence services and propaganda as well as financial  material  and logistical support were crucial to its activities and growth. Wieviorka illuminates the policies of governments in exile and resistance actors regarding cooperation with the British and Americans  pointing to the persistence of national self-interest and long-standing historical tensions. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources and bringing together the political  diplomatic  and military dimensions of the conflict  this book is the first account of the resistance on a continental scale and from a trans-European perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647015804981,"sku":"ByrdShop_0231189966","price":60.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780231189965.jpg?v=1781685655","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-resistance-in-western-europe-19401945-european-perspectives-a-series-in-social-thought-and-cultural-criticism-9780231189965","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}