Tears of glory: The heroes of Vercors, 1944

1979, American hardcover edition, Doubleday, NY. 337 pages. Black and white photo galleries. Maps. Americans rightly celebrate the famous last stand at the Alamo. It remains a story of courage and fortitude. Here is another place, another time, 6 weeks in 1944, in the mountain fortress of the Vercors. Here, 4,000 French partisans fought a courageous battle against 20,000 German troops, artillery, tanks, and aircraft. Very well written; extremely well done.