French Resistance Myth Analysis
Section A
In how far does the Resistance Myth that was established by general Charles de Gaulle after the end of the German occupation of France contain true elements or cover the French collaboration?
"An American Heroine in the French Resistance The Diary and Memoir of Virginia d’Albert-Lake" (Albert-Lake iii) is a diary of an American woman who lived with her French husband in France during the German occupation and therefore gives an example of how the French mentality towards the German occupation was perceived by the people living in occupied France. (explanation source 2) (change source 1 to memoir?)
The diary was written by Virginia d'Albert-Lake in 1939 to 1944 during WWII which includes the German occupation of France. Therefore it is a primary source. It is also a private source because it was Virginia d'Albert-Lake's diary that was not meant for anyone to read despite her and possible future generations. Because the source is a diary the purpose of the author was to
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