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An American Heroine in the French Resistance: The Diary and Memoir of Virginia D’Albert-Lake

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This fascinating book tells the remarkable story of an bizarre American woman’s heroism in the French Resistance. Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d’Albert-Lake all through a consult with 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 used to be awarded the Légion d’Honneur and the Medal of Honor. She died in 1997.

Judy Barrett Litoff brings together two rare documents―Virginia’s diary of wartime France until her capture in 1944 and her prison memoir written in an instant 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 some of the very few American women who participated in it.

“An indelible portrait of abnormal strength of character . . . [D’Albert-Lake] is sombre, reflective, and attentive to each and every detail.”―The New Yorker

“A sharply etched and moving story of love, companionship, commitment, and sacrifice. . . . This beautifully edited diary and memoir throw an original light at the French Resistance.”―Robert Gildea, writer of Marianne in Chains: In Search of the German Occupation, 1940-1945

“At once a stunning self-portrait and dramatic narrative of a valorous young American woman . . . an exciting and gripping story, some of the best of the many wartime tales.” ―Walter Cronkite

“An enthralling tale which brims with brave airmen and plucky heroines.”―David Kirby, St. Petersburg Times

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