Code Name Christiane Clouet: A Woman in the French Resistance

Claire Chevrillon

ISBN 10: 0890966281 / ISBN 13: 9780890966280

Published by Texas A & M Univ Pr, 1995

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Synopsis:

In 1943 Claire Chevrillon (code named Christiane Clouet) became head of the Code Service in Paris for General de Gaulle's Delegation and served as the main link in the lines of communication flowing between the Free French Government in London and the Delegation (Provisional Government) in France. It was Chevrillon and her team who coded many of the telegrams in Is Paris Burning? Until now, little has been published about this unglamorous but vital aspect of the French Resistance.
Chevrillon's memoir gives abundant detail about what daily life was like for the French elite during the German occupation. Her father, a scholar and literary critic who had been raised by his celebrated uncle, philosopher-historian Hippolyte Taine, put her in contact with the upper circles of French culture. Her mother, who was from a large, assimilated Jewish family, gave her firsthand knowledge of the persecution of French Jews. Her story vividly portrays the wartime experience of private lives and public events, including the tedious backroom work of the Resistance and four months she spent captive in Paris's dreaded Fresnes prison.

About the Author: After the war, CLAIRE CHEVRILLON returned to teaching both in Paris and abroad. She later served as director of the French Cultural Center in Fez and the French Library in Tunis. She is now retired and currently living in Paris.JANE KIELTY STOTT is a writer, researcher, and public policy advocate who lives in Austin, Texas.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Code Name Christiane Clouet: A Woman in the ...
Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket