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Jean Moulin is a universally recognized French hero, celebrated as the delegate of General de Gaulle to Nazi-occupied France in 1942-43 and founder of the National Resistance Council in May 1943. He is known for defiance of the German invaders in June 1940 and for his death in the hands of Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie in July 1943. This book is the first fully-documented account in English of his republican background, his resistance activities, and his death and reputation.Clinton, Bill is the author of 'Jean Moulin, 1899 to 1943 The French Resistance and the Republic', published 2001 under ISBN 9780333764862 and ISBN 0333764862.
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