Description
Book SynopsisIn this concise, clearly written book, Thomas and Michael Christofferson provide a balanced introduction to every aspect of the French experience during World War II.
Trade Review"With its comprehensive coverage and clear, readable prose, this text is ideal for undergraduate use. Highly recommended." -Choice "...A well-packed narrative of the years of violence and despair that marked France during the international and domestic debacle of World War II." -H-France Review " ... An excellent synthesis of the controversies and scholarly literature in English and French that surround the defeat of France in 1940 and subsequent years of Vichy and occupation." -The Historian "Offers a strong interpretive, historiographic framework, outlining the major trends in examining Vichy since 1945." -- -Donna Ryan author of The Holocaust & the Jews of Marseille: The Enforcement of Anti-Semitic Policies in Vichy France "...addresses a large set of issues in compact fashion." -- -Kathryn Amdur, Emory University author of Syndicalist Legacy: Trade Unions and Politics in Two French Cities in the Era of World War I
