Resistance: European Resistance to the Nazis, 1940-1945

While I sadly, could not finish this before I had to return it to the library, I did enjoy this book. I does take an interesting look at the various elements of the resistance to the Nazi's within the European theater. There are many interesting tidbits of information about what a resistance member would have to do in order to survive, as well as what the author did while he served as a resistance fighter in the SAS during that time. He often would include little bits of information that he gained from personal experience, which, as any historian would tell you, is the best kind of information.

So why rate this text three stars? Well, one problem is the writing style. It is extremely dry. This will turn off most people in a heartbeat, and I can totally understand why. It simply is not enough in terms of keeping me interested, and I often turned to read something else instead of this work, which is not what I want to do when I know this text has to be returned to the library. Also, some of the references are dated in this text. Keep in mind, that my edition was published in 1977, so many of the examples he uses are actually dated, and may not be as well known as they are today. If you can, I would suggest picking up a newer edition, such as one made in 2010. That may be better.

Overall, I would say, read this only if you are very interested in the topic. This text is very dry, but if you can work through it, it can be a fascinating work to study the things that people did to fight the Nazis in WWII.