{"product_id":"the-riviera-at-war-9781350181816","title":"The Riviera at War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring World War II three distinct forces opposed the Allies - Germany, Italy, and Japan. Few areas of the world experienced domination by more than a single one of these, but southeastern France - the region popularly known as the Riviera or Cote d''Azur - was one. For the first time, George G. Kundahl tells the raw and moving story of World War II on the French Riviera. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing a nine-month prelude, the reality of World War II burst onto the Riviera in June 1940 when the region had to defend itself against the Italian army and ended with a battle against German and Italian forces in April 1945, a period longer than any other part of France. Not only did inhabitants suffer through Italian Fascism and German Nazism but, as \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRiviera at War\u003c\/i\u003e details, also under a third hardship at times even more oppressive - the rule of Vichy France. Sharply intelligent, elegantly written and drawing from previously unseen archival documents and photographs, this is essentia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Kundahl has provided us with a solid, absorbing, and lucid introduction to the complicated history of the various resistance groups in the South of France during and immediately after the Second World War. * Michigan War Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword List of Illustrations Abbreviations Preface Prologue CHAPTER 1: The Phoney War  CHAPTER 2: The Vichy Regime CHAPTER 3: The Italian Occupation CHAPTER 4: The German Occupation CHAPTER 5: The Jewish Experience CHAPTER 6: British Agents in the Midi CHAPTER 7: The Maquis CHAPTER 8: Resistance in Southeast France CHAPTER 9: Preparations for Landing CHAPTER 10: The American Landing CHAPTER 11: The French Landing CHAPTER 12: Fighting in the Back Country CHAPTER 13: Liberation of the Riviera CHAPTER 14: Menton  CHAPTER 15: Monaco CHAPTER 16: Authion: The Final Battle CHAPTER 17: Rebuilding the Riviera Epilogue Notes Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083873886551,"sku":"9781350181816","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350181816.jpg?v=1725550287","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-riviera-at-war-9781350181816","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}