French Resistance

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Fighters in the Shadows: A New History of the French Resistance, by Robert Gildea

Review: Robert Gildea believes France downplayed the extent of its collaboration with Nazi Germany to help it cope with the trauma of defeat and occupation. His vivid, convincing new account focuses on the groups that did resist Hitler: communists, republicans, anti-fascists and, above all, women

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Irish veteran of D-Day gets France’s highest military honour

Michael d’Alton given Légion d’Honneur by French ambassador Jean Pierre-Thébault

Paris honours Irish who fought, spied and died for France

Irish College unveils plaque for 50 Irish who served France in second World War

Decision to name Navy patrol ships after writers defended

Director Neil Jordan critical of move to give ‘weaponised naval systems’ authors’ names

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