What I like in this series "Words of ..." is that the author gives voice to strangers who by their actions during a troubled period of history - in this case: the Second World-War out of anonymity.
In this book, when so many men and women have fallen into resignation, others in collaboration, they have chosen the resistance to the oppressor. Letters addressed to relatives on the eve of their performances are the most poignant and I must have felt a sense of "voyeurism" by reading these things so personal.
Jean-Pierre Guéno with his series gave the floor to the most humble, unknown to history, "hairy words, words D-Day, my dad at war, the Shadow lyrics, and other securities" are small books - there are the versions that are illustrated in Wonderland - published at a low price which must have a prominent place in our library. It is a duty to remember, it is written that we must pass on to future generations for these terrible abuses of history are known, not forgotten and therefore they do not breed!
One can always hope!
