France, the Dark Years 1940-1944 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198207061)

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.

Author: Julian Jackson
ISBN-10: 0198207069
ISBN-13: 9780198207061
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 06/21/2001
Pages: 684
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.46lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.52w x 1.60d
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2001 pg. 107
New York Times 07/22/2001 pg. 27
Publishers Weekly 08/20/2001 pg. 71
Atlantic Monthly 10/01/2001 pg. 117
Atlantic Monthly 12/01/2001 pg. 150
Choice 04/01/2002 pg. 1487