{"product_id":"an-american-heroine-in-the-french-resistance-the-diary-and-memoir-of-virginia-dalbert-lake-paperback","title":"An American Heroine in the French Resistance: The Diary and Memoir of Virginia d'Albert-Lake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudy Barrett Litoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book tells the remarkable story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d'Albert-Lake during a visit to France in 1936; they married soon after. In 1943, they both joined the Resistance, where Virginia put her life in jeopardy as she sheltered downed airmen and later survived a Nazi prison camp. After the war, she stayed in France with Philippe, and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur and the Medal of Honor. She died in 1997. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudy Barrett Litoff brings together two rare documents--Virginia's diary of wartime France until her capture in 1944 and her prison memoir written immediately after the war. Masterfully edited, they convey the compassion and toughness of a nearly forgotten heroine as they provide an invaluable record of the workings of the Resistance by one of the very few American women who participated in it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An indelible portrait of extraordinary strength of character . . . [D'Albert-Lake] is sombre, reflective, and attentive to every detail.\"--The New Yorker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sharply etched and moving story of love, companionship, commitment, and sacrifice. . . . This beautifully edited diary and memoir throw an original light on the French Resistance.\"--Robert Gildea, author of Marianne in Chains: In Search of the German Occupation, 1940-1945 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At once a stunning self-portrait and dramatic narrative of a valorous young American woman . . . an exciting and gripping story, one of the best of the many wartime tales.\" --Walter Cronkite \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An enthralling tale which brims with brave airmen and plucky heroines.\"--David Kirby, St. Petersburg Times\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJUDY BARRETT LITOFF\u003c\/strong\u003e's books include We're in This War Too: World War II Letters from American Women in Uniform and, from Fordham, Fighting Fascism in Europe: The World War II Letters of an American Veteran of the Spanish Civil War. She is Professor of History at Bryant University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.96 x 5.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130247155847,"sku":"9780823225828","price":66.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b878b25e9946d6657d076de1ea1c1f2b.webp?v=1732609532","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/an-american-heroine-in-the-french-resistance-the-diary-and-memoir-of-virginia-dalbert-lake-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}