| France, the Dark Years 1940-1944 Contributor(s): Jackson, Julian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198207069 ISBN-13: 9780198207061 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: This is the first 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. He concludes by tracing the legacy and memory of the Occupation since 1945. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 944.081 |
| LCCN: 2001275045 |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.52" W x 9.56" (2.46 lbs) 684 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first 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. He concludes by tracing the legacy and memory of the Occupation since 1945. Taking in ordinary peoples' experiences, this volume uncovers the conflicting memories of occupation which ensure that even today France continues to debate the legacy of the Vichy years. |