France, the Dark Years 1940-1944

ISBN-13: 9780198207061 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 688 str.

Julian Jackson

Opis

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.

Recenzje

Jackson traces the history of these shifting views and puts them into their postwar context with admirable patience and clarity.