Jackson, Jeffrey H
Paper Bullets: Two Women Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis
- ISBN 13:
- 9781643752051
- author:
- Jackson, Jeffrey H
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 20.8 x 14 x 2 centimeters (0.29
- Genre:
- History, Military History, World War II,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Paper Bullets: The Audacious Anti-Nazi Campaign of Two French Women In the midst of World War II, a remarkable story of resistance emerged from the British Channel Island of Jersey. Lucy and Suzanne, two French women, employed their skills as avant-garde artists to create a subversive campaign of "paper bullets" - witty insults, calls to rebel, and fictional dialogues designed to demoralize Nazi troops. By slipping their notes into soldier's pockets or hiding them in newsstand magazines, they risked everything to challenge the occupying forces. Their actions were all the more courageous given their backgrounds: Lucy was half Jewish, and the couple was known for their cross-dressing and creating "degenerate art" that the Nazis would later label as such. Despite being hunted by the secret field police, they continued to fight the Nazis, even in prison, by reaching out to other prisoners and spreading a message of hope. This book tells the remarkable true story of Lucy and Suzanne's bravery and ingenuity, shedding new light on a previously unknown chapter in the history of the French Resistance.
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