Less French resistance
- According to the speech that was built in France after the Second World War, the country was liberated by the Resistance, thanks to the heroic support of almost all the French. Recently, historian Robert Gildea of the University of Oxford, in his book Fighters in the shadows, has delved into the cracks of this version. In his opinion, the resistance "was not so French", foreigners had a great weight in the movement and the historian prefers to speak of "French resistance". Moreover, they were not as Gaulle as De Gaulle said; the Communists played a decisive role. Finally, Gilda also wanted to acknowledge the importance of women.
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