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France: The Dark Years, 1940-1944
Julian Jackson
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Description for France: The Dark Years, 1940-1944
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive study of the German occupation of France between 1940 and 1944. The author examines the nature and extent of collaboration and resistance, different experiences of Occupation, the persecution of the Jews, intellectual and cultural life under Occupation, and the purge trials that followed. Num Pages: 688 pages, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1026.
The French call them 'the Dark Years'... This definitive new history of Occupied France explores the myths and realities of four of the most divisive years in French history. Taking in ordinary people's experiences of defeat, collaboration, resistance, and liberation, it uncovers the conflicting memories of occupation which ensure that even today France continues to debate the legacy of the Vichy years.
The French call them 'the Dark Years'... This definitive new history of Occupied France explores the myths and realities of four of the most divisive years in French history. Taking in ordinary people's experiences of defeat, collaboration, resistance, and liberation, it uncovers the conflicting memories of occupation which ensure that even today France continues to debate the legacy of the Vichy years.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199254576
SKU
V9780199254576
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Reviews for France: The Dark Years, 1940-1944
wide-ranging ... The story is regularly enriched by nuggets of unexpected information.
Patrick Marnham, Spectator, 7 July 2001
a valuable addition to the continuing debate over France's collapse in 1940 and the Vichy government's subsequent cooperation with the Nazis
Contemporary Review
this analysis reads very fresh, as though what happened might have turned out differently
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Patrick Marnham, Spectator, 7 July 2001
a valuable addition to the continuing debate over France's collapse in 1940 and the Vichy government's subsequent cooperation with the Nazis
Contemporary Review
this analysis reads very fresh, as though what happened might have turned out differently
... Read more