When Paris went dark : the City of Light under German occupation, 1940-1944 /
On June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a silent and nearly deserted Paris. Eight days later, France accepted a humiliating defeat and foreign occupation. Subsequently, an eerie sense of normalcy settled over the City of Light. Many Parisians keenly adapted themselves to the situation, and even allie...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Chronology of the Occupation of Paris
- Major Personalities
- Preface
- Introduction
- A Nation Disintegrates
- Waiting for Hitler
- Minuet (1940-1941)
- City Without a Face-The Occupier's Lament
- Narrowed Lives
- The Dilemmas of Resistance
- The Most Narrowed Lives-The Hunt for Jews
- How Much Longer? (1942-1944)
- Liberation-A Whodunit
- Angry Aftermath-Back on Paris Time
- Is Paris Still Occupied?
- Appendix: De Gaulle's Speech on the Liberation of Paris
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author