This is the first biography of Marc Bloch (1886 1944), historian, soldier in both world wars, and leader of the Resistance, who was captured, tortured, and died a heroic death.

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1. Forebears; 2. Education; 3. The young historian; 4. The Great War; 5. Strasbourg; 6. L'histoire humaine; 7. The Annales; 8. Paris; 9. Strange defeat; 10. Vichy; 11. Narbonne; 12. The legacy; Appendix: selected bibliography of Marc Bloch's publications; Note of sources; Index.