Robert O. Paxton's classic study of the aftermath of France's sudden collapse under Nazi invasion utilizes captured German archives and other contemporary materials to construct a strong and disturbing account of the Vichy period in France. With a new introduction and updated bibliography, Vichy France demonstrates that the collaborationist government of Marshal Petain did far more than merely react to German pressures. The Vichy leaders actively pursued their own double agenda--internally, the authoritarian and racist "national revolution," and, externally, an attempt to persuade...

'Europe in the Twentieth Century' offers a comprehensive, yet streamlined narrative of 20th-century Europe. The scholarship and currency is top-notch as is the book's consideration of important socio-cultural issues in the 20th century, including youth movements and feminism.