This first bilingual edition of France's most enduring wartime novel introduces Vercors's famous tale to a generation without personal experience of World War II who may not be able to read it in its original language. Now available in paperback, readers are assisted with a historical and literary introduction, explanatory notes, a glossary of French terms and a select bibliography.

James W. Brown is Professor of French at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Lawrence D. Stokes is Professor of History, Dalhousie University, Canada.
Cyril Connelly is a translator. His translation work also includes The Ubu Plays.