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Summary: | Who was Jean Moulin? According to the official version, he was the exiled General de Gaulle's emissary to the French Resistance movements during World War II and became the political head of the Resistance in 1943. He was captured in Lyons and tortured by the Gestapo, and is believed to have died a few days later without talking. After the war his ashes were transferred to the Pantheon - France's greatest honour.
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Physical Description: | x, 290 p., [16] p. of plates, maps ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-280) and index. |
ISBN: | 0719559197 |