Lucie Aubrac (1912-2007); of Catholic and peasant background; was teaching history in a Lyon girls' school and newly married to Raymond; a Jewish engineer; when World War II broke out and divided France. The couple; living in the Vichy zone; soon joined the Resistance movement in opposition to the Nazis and their collaborators. Outwitting the Gestapo is Lucie's harrowing account of her participation in the Resistance: of the months when; though pregnant; she planned and took part in raids to free comrades—including her husband; under Nazi death sentence—from the prisons of Klaus Barbie; the infamous Butcher of Lyon. Her book is also the basis for the 1997 French movie; Lucie Aubrac; which was released in the United States in 1999.
#1581501 in Books Jamieson Perry D 2015-04-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.36 x 1.08 x 6.08l; .0 #File Name: 0803225814320 pagesSpring 1865 The Closing Campaigns of the Civil War
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Well writtenBy avidreaderThere seems to have been a flood of books and videos on the Civil War all related to the 150th anniversary. I probably bought most of those books and watched the videos.This is a well written book that will please the novice and the veteran Civil War aficionado.Add it to your library.3 of 6 people found the following review helpful. ... be very interested in the details of battle to like this bookBy HortonYou do have to be very interested in the details of battle to like this book. Generally; I admit that I am not but this book went into the details of the military campaigns at the very end of the war and helps one understand just how the situation was at that time. It also did a good job of covering the political and social issues; although not in great detail. The author did not express any sentimental thoughts as each subject is treated very academically. There is no eloquent poetry regarding Lincoln's assassination ; for example. The author simply states that he was murdered and the North and some of the South was angry. But you can read the human emotion stories in plenty of other works so it was not something I missed. The main idea I took from this book was that the Confederacy was definitely on its last leg in early 1865 and the author does a very good job of showing us how it was on that last leg; why it was where it was; why it was that at that point the Union was able to break through. It also shows just what a horror war can be in a very matter of fact way. To go through what these soldiers went through in the Civil War is beyond my imagination; and I gained an even greater sense of the sacrifice they all made; many of them the "ultimate sacrifice." It can be difficult trying to keep in mind where each portion of the armies were; who was the leader of each group; and to figure out the military strategy; but overall it was worth it.1 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A great book. DrBy William D. RobertsonA great book. Dr. Perry covers a lot of minor battles that the history books only mention. He uses a lot of personal quotes from letters. A great read
