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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Paris at war, 1939-1944 Paris at war, 1939-1944 David Drake Chronicles the lives of ordinary Parisians during World War II, from September 1939 when France went to war with Nazi Germany to liberation in August 1944. Relive the fearful exodus from the city as … OL20012509W
The lost airman The lost airman Seth Meyerowitz Documents the story of a World War II American Air Force turret-gunner who was one of two escapees when his team's plane was shot down near Cognac in 1943, tracing his harrowing six-month flight to s… OL20016706W
Rosie's War Rosie's War Rosemary Say,Noel Holland "This is the extraordinary true story of Rosemary Say and of her escape from a German-run internment camp in Occupied [Vichy] France. Written in Rosemary's own words and completed by her daughter and… OL20402923W
Parisiennes Parisiennes Anne Sebba xxxiv, 451 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm OL21102121W
The Haunting Past The Haunting Past Henry Rousso "In The Haunting Past, French historian Henry Rousso discusses the varied and controversial treatments of French collaboration with the Nazis during the Vichy regime, focusing specifically on the rol… OL2178318W
Marianne in chains Marianne in chains Robert Gildea In France, the German occupation is called simply the "dark years." There were only the "good French" who resisted and the "bad French" who collaborated. Marianne in Chains, a broad and provocative h… OL2488850W
Lest innocent blood be shed Lest innocent blood be shed Philip Paul Hallie Tells of the struggle of a Protestant village in Nazi-controlled France to save Jews from persecution. Despite the obvious risks and the many sacrifices, the people of Le Chambon succeeded in hiding … OL2629264W
The French at War 1934-1944 The French at War 1934-1944 Nicholas Atkin Covering the Occupation, the Vichy regime, the Resistance and collaboration, Nick Atkin provides an introduction to the years 1934-1944, France's most contentious decade. OL2659017W
Vichy Law and the Holocaust in France Vichy Law and the Holocaust in France Richard H. Weisberg The involvement of Vichy France with Nazi Germany's anti-Jewish policy has long been a source of debate and contention. At a time when France, after decades of denial, has finally acknowledged respon… OL2939637W
Jews and gender in liberation France Jews and gender in liberation France K. H. Adler This book takes a new look at occupied and liberated France through the dual prism of race (specifically Jewishness) and gender - core components of Vichy ideology. The imagining of liberation, and t… OL5751870W
Wine and war Wine and war Don Kladstrup In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, w… OL5848777W