PROVEN VALOR The Epic Saga of Robert de La Rochefoucauld, Aristocrat Turned Resistance Renegade

Born in 1923 into the ancient French noble family of La Rochefoucauld, Robert de La Rochefoucauld's privileged upbringing in Paris and elite education in Switzerland and Austria were shattered by the Nazi invasion of France in 1940. At 16, inspired by Charles de Gaulle's call to resist, he joined the French Resistance, fleeing to London in 1942 after being denounced to the Gestapo. Recruited by th...