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

"After the war, Virginia stayed in France with Philippe, receiving awards from the governments of France, Belgium, Great Britain, and the United States, including the Croix de Guerre, Legion d'Honneur, and Medal of Honor. She died at the age of 87 in 1997." "Judy Barrett Litoff brings together two rare documents in this unique book - Virginia's diary of wartime France until her capture in 1944 and her prison memoir, written immediately after the war."--Jacket.

Author(s): Virginia d' Albert-Lake
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Published: 2006
Pages: 334
Categories: Biography & Autobiography