{"product_id":"the-devils-captain-ernst-junger-in-nazi-paris-1941-1944-9781800730069","title":"The Devil's Captain: Ernst Jünger in Nazi Paris,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAuthor of \u003cem\u003eNazi Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, a Choice Academic Book of the Year, Allan Mitchell has researched a companion volume concerning the acclaimed and controversial German author Ernst Jünger who, if not the greatest German writer of the twentieth century, certainly was the most controversial. His service as a military officer during the occupation of Paris, where his principal duty was to mingle with French intellectuals such as Jean Cocteau and with visiting German celebrities like Martin Heidegger, was at the center of disputes concerning his career. Spending more than three years in the French capital, he regularly recorded in a journal revealing impressions of Parisian life and also managed to establish various meaningful social contacts, with the intriguing Sophie Ravoux for one. By focusing on this episode, the most important of Jünger’s adult life, the author brings to bear a wide reading of journals and correspondence to reveal Jünger’s professional and personal experience in wartime and thereafter. This new perspective on the war years adds significantly to our understanding of France's darkest hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Mitchell’s book is a highly recommendable, \u003c\/em\u003eshort mise au point\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• The Historian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe debate about German occupation, French collaboration and resistance, and the relationship between the German military elite and the political leadership of the Nazis during the Second World War will continue, but this volume allows access to a unique and outstanding source, written by an equally remarkable and controversial writer at an extraordinary moment.\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cstrong\u003e• German History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eMitchell’s concise, informative, and clearly written essay is a fine pendant to his \u003c\/em\u003eNazi Past\u003cem\u003e, and provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a critical, yet deeply patriotic German writer.\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cstrong\u003e• French Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“[This book] impresses with its thoroughness, insight, and balanced analysis.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• H-Soz-u-Kult\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Loner\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Road to Paris\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePhotograph Section I\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eMan About Town\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eDreaming and Musing\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eStrange Interlude\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eKniébolo and the Nazis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePhotograph Section II\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Plot Against Hitler\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eTelling Omissions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eImmediate Afterthoughts\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Correspondent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePhotograph Section III\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePostscript:\u003c\/strong\u003e Liebe Sophie\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes\u003cbr\u003e \tSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tName Index\u003cbr\u003e \tSubject Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042737455447,"sku":"9781800730069","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-devils-captain-ernst-junger-in-nazi-paris-1941-1944-9781800730069","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}