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The Duty of Memory: Le Devoir de Memoire Kindle Edition

by Vicki Olsen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The Duty of Memory: An Inspiring Story of Heroic Men and Women of the French Underground Who Risked Death to Aid Allied Airmen During the Nazi Occupation

Based on personal interviews , eyewitness accounts, extensive research, and recently released archival material, comes this inspiring true story of men and women who risked death to help Allied airmen escape capture by the Nazis in occupied France. Separating the true stories from the myths, The Duty of Memory provides a deeper understanding of the multifarious motivations that inspired ordinary people to join an underground network of French Resistants despite terrible odds and horrifying consequences. Some made an overt decision while others fell into it when a stranger needing help knocked at their door.
This book takes the reader inside the true story through the lens of varied experiences that link a diverse collection of individuals in the fight to free the French people from the hold of Hitler and Vichy France. They were responsible for direct action against Nazi targets that included sabotaging bridges and railways, covertly transporting weapons and
The heroes depicted here include French soldiers from Dunkirk and the Maginot Line, a secretary from the British Embassy, a countess, the village doctor, a tailor, a café owner, a veteran of WW1, mayors,housewives, and teenagers.
It is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit in an unforgettable journey of
Honor and Deception - Heros and Traitors -Loyalty and Betrayal - Collaboration and Resistance
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DJ7Y1NG5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Magnolia Books (December 1, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 32.9 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 591 pages
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Vicki Olsen

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International Award Winning Author

An Air Force brat who grew up in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Illinois, Idaho and Germany, Vicki Olsen’s works explore themes of fate and man’s inhumanity to man. Her stories about common people are rooted in a tradition of Southern storytelling.

After earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Economics from the University of Arkansas, she worked as an insurance adjuster, a corporate paralegal and owned an antiques and gifts shop in Dallas. She now lives in Arkansas with ten goldfish and an array of African violets. When she is not home writing, she is traveling, --in particular, visiting France and enjoying the company of her many French friends whom she met while researching her second novel, The Duty of Memory.

Find her online at https://www.vickiolsen.com/, and https://twitter.com/vickiolsen48. https://www.bookbub.com/authors/vicki-olsen https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18545951.Vicki_Olsen

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  • Louis Watts
    5.0 out of 5 stars French WWII history
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2024
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    A fantastic cronical of the efforts of the French resistance in WWII.
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  • J. Lee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling World War II novel that explores themes of courage, brutality, love, and survival.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2024
    This is a beautifully crafted narrative that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. The author has clearly done ample research on the resistance fighters who participated in the liberation of France and it reflects throughout the entire novel. The shadow of WWII acts as both a backdrop and force for moral reckonings. Recommended.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A WWII book like no other!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024
    This well written and researched book is clearly a labor of love and Olsen's fulfillment of her own Duty of Memory and gratitude for the members of the French Resistance who rescued her own father after his plane was shot down over occupied France. A great read with vivid descriptions and imagery as you follow along the journey with his rescuers until they were able to escort him safely to liberated Paris while facing tragedy, great risk and horrific danger along the way.
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  • Traci Abel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Story!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024
    Beautiful telling of the efforts of the French resisitance during WWII.
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