Communists in the French Resistance with Author Matthew Cobb (Part 1)

Matthew Cobb lifelong communist and author of 'Resistance: The French Fight Against the Nazi's' spoke on the role of communists in the movement to expel the Nazi occupiers and overthrow the colloborationist government under Marshall Petain. He gave comrades an account of the myriad of resistance groups and the oppression they faced both in the occupied and non-occupied zone. This is the third part of Manchester Communist Students series 'Revolutionary France'. We have one session left which will be on December 8 at 6pm in the University of Manchester Students' Union. The meeting will focus on the New Anticapitalist Party in France. Tina Purcell who attended the founding conference of the NPA will be speaking. manchestercommuniststudents[at]googlemail.com