Patrick G. Zander, PhD, is associate professor of history at Georgia Gwinnett College.

• IntroductionChapter 1 The Axis Conquest of Europe (1938–1941)Chapter 2 Setting Europe AblazeBritain, the United States, and the Creation of the Allied Resistance OrganizationsChapter 3 "Vive la Résistance!"The Story of the French Resistance (June 1940–June 1944)Chapter 4 Resistance in Northern EuropeNorway, Holland, and DenmarkChapter 5 AnthropoidThe Czech Resistance and the Mission to Kill Reinhard HeydrichChapter 6 Tragedy in WarsawThe Polish Resistance and the Tragedy of the Warsaw UprisingsChapter 7 Standing Against HitlerThe Resistance in GermanyChapter 8 Red ResistanceThe Partisan Movement in the Soviet UnionChapter 9 Resistance in the MediterraneanThe Resistance Movements in Italy and the BalkansChapter 10 "The Sun of Our Grandeur"The French Resistance and the Liberation, from D-Day to the Paris UprisingConclusionBibliographyIndex

Like most aspects of this global war, the scholarship on the resistance is enormous but relatively difficult to access. Zander provides an excellent overview of this complex topic. Based of necessity on secondary sources, Hidden Armies provides an excellent introduction and starting place for further study. . . . An important acquisition for modern history collections. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.

Patrick G. Zander, PhD, is associate professor of history at Georgia Gwinnett College.

• IntroductionChapter 1 The Axis Conquest of Europe (1938–1941)Chapter 2 Setting Europe AblazeBritain, the United States, and the Creation of the Allied Resistance OrganizationsChapter 3 "Vive la Résistance!"The Story of the French Resistance (June 1940–June 1944)Chapter 4 Resistance in Northern EuropeNorway, Holland, and DenmarkChapter 5 AnthropoidThe Czech Resistance and the Mission to Kill Reinhard HeydrichChapter 6 Tragedy in WarsawThe Polish Resistance and the Tragedy of the Warsaw UprisingsChapter 7 Standing Against HitlerThe Resistance in GermanyChapter 8 Red ResistanceThe Partisan Movement in the Soviet UnionChapter 9 Resistance in the MediterraneanThe Resistance Movements in Italy and the BalkansChapter 10 "The Sun of Our Grandeur"The French Resistance and the Liberation, from D-Day to the Paris UprisingConclusionBibliographyIndex

Like most aspects of this global war, the scholarship on the resistance is enormous but relatively difficult to access. Zander provides an excellent overview of this complex topic. Based of necessity on secondary sources, Hidden Armies provides an excellent introduction and starting place for further study. . . . An important acquisition for modern history collections. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.

Patrick G. Zander, PhD, is associate professor of history at Georgia Gwinnett College.

• IntroductionChapter 1 The Axis Conquest of Europe (1938–1941)Chapter 2 Setting Europe AblazeBritain, the United States, and the Creation of the Allied Resistance OrganizationsChapter 3 "Vive la Résistance!"The Story of the French Resistance (June 1940–June 1944)Chapter 4 Resistance in Northern EuropeNorway, Holland, and DenmarkChapter 5 AnthropoidThe Czech Resistance and the Mission to Kill Reinhard HeydrichChapter 6 Tragedy in WarsawThe Polish Resistance and the Tragedy of the Warsaw UprisingsChapter 7 Standing Against HitlerThe Resistance in GermanyChapter 8 Red ResistanceThe Partisan Movement in the Soviet UnionChapter 9 Resistance in the MediterraneanThe Resistance Movements in Italy and the BalkansChapter 10 "The Sun of Our Grandeur"The French Resistance and the Liberation, from D-Day to the Paris UprisingConclusionBibliographyIndex

Like most aspects of this global war, the scholarship on the resistance is enormous but relatively difficult to access. Zander provides an excellent overview of this complex topic. Based of necessity on secondary sources, Hidden Armies provides an excellent introduction and starting place for further study. . . . An important acquisition for modern history collections. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.